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UK : history

Queen Elizabeth II

Prince Philip

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Prince of Wales

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1.
Stonehenge (Wiltshire) is one of the prehistoric sites in the world.
Some archeologists believe that these stones were erected around 3000BC

2.
(55BC-410AD) During their occupation the Romans built an extensive network of roads remained the fundamental arteries of transport in England for centuries.
You can see here the Roman road 'Fosse Way' that linked Exeter (Devon) to Lincoln(Lincolnshire).

3.
In England the Viking Age began dramatically in 793 when the vikings a monastery
and killed the monks. The viking invasions were made possible by the viking longship

4.
The Norman Conquest began in 1066 with the invasion by the troops of
William the Conqueror and his success the Battle of Hastings.

5.
Henry VIII (1491-1547) was athletic, highly intelligent, an accomplished player of musical instruments and a composer. In 1534 he declared that the Church of England was under the King's control, not Rome's.

6.
St George's cross(England) St Andrew's cross(Scotland).

At the of Elizabeth I the king of Scotland became King of England (James I).The Act of Union in 1707 created the kingdom of Great Britain

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St Patrick's cross(Ireland)
Another Act of Union in 1800 created a new state called the of Great Britain and Ireland.

The Union Flag known as the Union Jack is made up of the three individual flags

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Under the rule of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) the British people enjoyed a long period of prosperity.She had reign in British history.

9.
Elizabeth, Alexandra, Mary Windsor on 21 April 1926.She married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947.

10.
Elizabeth II's coronation took place June 2nd 1953

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