intro to great britain

8/4/2019 Intro to Great Britain

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Intro to the United Kingdom

of Great Britain


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What do you know aboutGreat Britain?


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Where is it located?Look at the map of Europe in your foldable.

Try to label the names of the numbered countries.


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How did it get its name?


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Up until the seventeenth century there hadbeen four 'countries' in the British Isles:

England Scotland Wales

Northern Ireland

Each one had its own identity, history, and

language.There was no such word as British.

People were simply either English, Scottish,

Welsh or Irish.


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By the end of the eighteenth century

The word Britishwas used for the first time


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1543 England and Wales were united as one

country.

Scotland and Ireland remained separatekingdoms,

own parliaments and laws


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1603

England and Scotland

same king King James VI of Scotland became also

James I of England

1606 Scots were officially called English citizens Not official until 1652, when the two countries were

united together through force by Oliver Cromwell.

The Scots had never accepted this action.


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1707Act of Union

Scotland lost her Parliament and her

independence became part of a new country to be called

'Kingdom of Great Britain'


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1801 second Act of Union

created yet another new country

'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Interesting FactEnglish/British monarchs had been also monarchs ofIreland since Henry Vlll claimed regal sovereignty in 1542.


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1921Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921

removed mainland Ireland from the UK.

Six northern Irish counties (Northern Ireland)remained part of the UK


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Great Britain

The currentname of the

country, theUnited Kingdomof Great Britain

and NorthernIreland, wasadopted in 1927.


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What is its current form of

government?


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Constitutional Monarchy

elected or hereditary monarch acts asHead of State

monarch's power is limited and sharedwith other parts of the government

Queen Elizabeth II acts as Head of State

while an elected Parliament holds thepower to make and pass laws


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British Parliamentary system Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the government

with the power to make and pass laws.

It is bicameral, with an upper house (the House of Lords whoare generally appointed) and a lower house (the House ofCommons who are publicly elected).

The Prime Minister and Cabinet hold the executive power in thegovernment and make the decisions about how the governmentis run.

The Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers are also electedmembers of Parliament. The Prime Minister is the leader of themajority party in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister

chooses the Cabinet, usually from his or her own party. As Head of State, the Sovereign (Queen Elizabeth) is considered

the official head of the government. She retains an important(although symbolic) political role in the country, formallyappointing prime ministers, approving certain legislation and

bestowing honors.


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Who is inthe

Royal Family?

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The power of the monarch in the modernBritish system is mostly symbolic and

ceremonial, summed up by the saying,"the Queen reigns but she does not rule."

http://www.pbs.org/opb/monarchy/educators.html
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Born

July 1, 1961Died

August 31, 1997

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April 29th
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Golden Globe and Oscar Connectionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsxjM03ME7shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3JvAe5fqt4&feature=related
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What are famous

landmarks in GreatBritain?


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Double-decker busesand London Bridge


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Thames (temz) River


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Tower of London


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English Countryside


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Stonehenge


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Cliffs of Dover There'll be bluebirds over the whitecliffs of DoverTomorrow, just you wait and see

There'll be love and laughter andpeace ever afterTomorrow when the world is freeThe shepherd will tend his sheepThe valley will bloom againAnd Jimmy will go to sleep

In his own little room againThere'll be bluebirds over the whitecliffs of DoverTomorrow, just you wait and seeThe shepherd will tend his sheepThe valley will bloom again

And Jimmy will go to sleepIn his own little room againThere'll be bluebirds over the whitecliffs of DoverTomorrow, just you waitand see!

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Palace of Westminster andHouse of Parliament


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English villages


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Buckingham Palace


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The London Eye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVg2XVeUIFM
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Windsor Castle


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More castles


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The British Baronage

The King and Queen Prince and Princess Duke and Duchess

Marquess and Marchioness Earl and Countess Viscount and Viscountess Baron and Baroness Baronet and Lady Knight and Dame


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Now, lets have fun with BritishBaronage . . .

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