FAMOUS PEOPLE LESSON 1:

Elizabeth I and Queen

Victoria

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ELIZABETH I

Elizabeth I was born in 1533.

She was Queen of England

between 1558 and her death

in 1603.

ELIZABETH I

She was the daughter of the

famous King Henry VIII and

this period became known as the 'Elizabethan

Age' in England.

ELIZABETH I

It was a very exciting time, when a man

called William Shakespeare was writing

plays ..

ELIZABETH I

.. when a man called Sir Francis

Drake won a famous sea battle

against the fearsome Spanish navy (called the

Armada) ..

ELIZABETH I

.. and when both Drake and

another man called Sir Walter Raleigh set sail to explore new

lands across the sea.

She was famous because she was

a great leader who never

married and instead decided to dedicate her

life to leading the country.

SUMMARY: SO WHY WAS ELIZABETH I FAMOUS?

INTERESTING FACTS

Elizabeth liked hunting, poetry, songs and dancing

Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first potatoes and tobacco into England

QUEEN VICTORIA

Queen Victoria became Queen

just after her 18th birthday on the 20th June 1837

when her uncle, King William IV,

died.

QUEEN VICTORIA

Although she was young she went on to lead the country

through a great period of invention for 63 years until her death in 1901, making her (so far) the longest reigning

British monarch.

QUEEN VICTORIA

In 1840 she married her husband, Prince Albert, and was very happy until he died

at the age of 42, which made her so sad she wore black clothes for the rest

of her life.

QUEEN VICTORIA

Her reign became known as the

'Victorian' period and is known as one of the most

creative periods in history when many

things were invented.

INTERESTING FACTS

She owned a diamond called the Koh-I-Noor that was the size of a small hen's egg

She was only 4 foot 7 inches tall when she died

She reigned for 63 years and the country was much richer and in

better condition than when she first became

Queen. She is also known as the

'Grandmother of Europe' because many of her children married

European Kings and Queens.

SUMMARY: SO WHY WAS QUEEN VICTORIA FAMOUS?

QUICK QUIZ: WHO DID WHAT?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I ?

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

REIGNED FOR 63 YEARS?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

REIGNED FOR 63 YEARS?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

WHICH QUEEN LIVED IN THE TIME OF SHAKESPEARE?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

WHICH QUEEN LIVED IN THE TIME OF SHAKESPEARE?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

NEVER GOT MARRIED?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

NEVER GOT MARRIED?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

WORE BLACK WHEN HER HUSBAND DIED?

WORE BLACK WHEN HER HUSBAND DIED?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

TASTED THE FIRST POTATOES TO COME TO ENGLAND?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

TASTED THE FIRST POTATOES TO COME TO ENGLAND?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

DIED IN 1901?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

DIED IN 1901?

LIKED HUNTING?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

OR

QUEEN VICTORIA?

LIKED HUNTING?

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