Music, anthems

1. Anthems:
Wales- "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"(In Welsh) , "Land of My Fathers"(In English).
The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James.


Ireland, Èire(In Irish)- "Amhrán na bhFiann"(In Gaelic), "The Soldier's Song"(In English).


Scotland- " Flower of Scotland"(In English)


This is the British national anthem "God Save the Queen".


I liked Scottish Anthem the most. :)


2. British musicians






















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1. R.L. Stevenson

"Kidnapped"

"Treasure Island"

"Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" (film)

2. B. Potter

"The tale of Peter Rabbit"

"The tale of Mr. Tod"

3. L. Carroll

"Alice`s adventures in Wonderland" (film)

"A tangled tale"

"The hunting of the Snark"

4. Ch. Dickens

"A christmas Carol"

"The adventures of Oliver Twist" (film)

"Barnaby Rudge"

5. E. Bronte

"Wuthering Heights"

6. Ch. Bronte

"Jane Eyre" (film)
"Shirley"

7. J.M. Barrie

"Peter Pan, or the boy who wouldn`t grow" (film)

"The little white bird"

8. R. Dalh

"Charlie and the chocolate factory" (film)

"Witches" (film)
"Matilda" (film)

9. C.S. Lewis

"The cronics of Narnia" (films)

10. Sir Walter Scott

"Ivanhoe"

"The pirate"

"Rob Roy"

11. T. Pratchett

"Thud!"

"Crape Jugulum"

"Death and what comes next"

12. J.K. Rowling

"The Tales of Beetle the Bard"

"Fantastic Beasts and where to find them"

"Harry Potter series" (films)

I would recommend all Roald Dalh books (except the Peach book). I like the way they`re written and they`re really funny. Also Terry Pratchett, he is awesome! His books are hilarious. I also like Harry Potter a lot and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is still one of my favourites.

Famous scientists, discoveries

This men in that picture is Eli Whitney.

William Cullen - Refrigerator ( in 1748)
James Watt - Steam engine (in 1765)
Edwing Beard Budding - Lawn mower ( in 1830)
Charles Darwin - Theory of evolution ( in 1859)
Alexander Graham Bell with Thomas Watson - Telephone (in 1876)
Ernest Rutherford - Nuclear structure of an atom (in 1908)
John Logie Baird - Television ( in 1924)
Alexander Flening - Penicilin (in 1928)
Robert Alexander Watson-Watt - Radar (in 1935)
Tim Berners- Lee - World wide web (in 1990)
Eli Whitney- Laws of motion
Sir Isaac Newton- Gravity an universal graduation

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/brit.shtml

Queen Victoria: family, contribution

Queen Victoria was born on 24th May 1819 in Kensington Palace, London. When Queen Victoria was 18, she came to the throne. She spanned for 64 years, from 1837 - 1901.

When the Queen was 21 years old, she married her cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, a German Prince. They got married at the Chapel Royal in St. Jame`s Palace in 1840 on the 10th February.

Britian became the most powerful country in the world, with the largest empire that had ever existed, ruling a quarter of the world`s population.

Because of the number of people living in britian doubled, it caused a huge demand for food, clothes and housing.

People were able to travel around the world more easily now, because of the railways, that were originally built to transport different goods.

Factories and machines were built to meet this demand and new towns grew up, changing the landscape and the ways people lived and worked.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians/victotia.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians.html

Queen Elizabeth II: castles

1.Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official and main royal London home, although the Queen regularly spends time at Windsor Castle and Balmoral in Scotland.It has been the official London residence of Britain's monarchy since 1837.
2. The Queen is in the house or at home when her flag is waving on the roof. The sovereing´s flag is called the Royal Standard. The Royal Standard must be hoisted on the roof of the castle or the building.
3. Other official residences are:

• Windsor Castle(largest occupied castle in the world)

• Balmoral Castle(private residence of The Queen)

• Palace of Holyroodhouse

• Standringham House

Queen Elizabeth II: reign

1. Elizabeth has been Queen since 6 February 1952.

2. Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI. Her Coronation, at Westminster Abbey, followed on June 2, 1953.In UK.
3. 10 September 2015, at the age of 89, she will surpass as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

These is four longest reigning monarchs in Britain:

• Edward III 1327-1377 (50 years)
• James VI Of Scotland( He was also first King of England)1567-1625 (57 years)
• King George III 1760-1820 (59 years)
• Queen Victoria 1837-1901 (63 years)

http://projectbritain.com/theQueen.htm

Queen Elizabeth II: family

HM The Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, June 10, 1921

HRH The Prince of Wales, Charles Philip Arthur George, born 14 November 1948

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Parker Bowles, born 17 July 1947)

HRH Prince of Wales, William Arthur Philip Louis, born 21 June 1982

HRH Prince of Wales, Henry Charles Albert David, born 15 September 1984

HRH The Duke of York, Andrew Albert Christian Edward, born 19 February 1960

HRH Princess of York, Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, born 8 August 1988

HRH Princess of York, Eugenie Victoria Helena, born 23 March 1990

TRH The Earl, Edward Antony Richard Louis, born 10 March 1964

Countess of Wessex Sophie, Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, born 20 January 1965

Viscount Severn, James Alexander Philip Theo, born 17 December 2007

Lady Louise Windsor, Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Windsor, born 8 November 2003

HRH The Princess Royal, Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, born 15 August 1950

These are 2 important events in the royal family are taking place next year:
Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29.April 2011 and the queens 85. birthday (April 21.)

Source (in order of appearance):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Royal_Family