Ebook: Great English Monarchs and their Times

Black Cаt, 2000. — 112 p. — (Green Apple)King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria were three of the most famous and powerful monarchs in English history. What happened to King Henry’s wives? Why didn’t Queen Elizabeth I ever marry? And why was Victoria such an important Queen?
Find out about their lives, their ambitions and their secrets in this richly illustrated book.Wide range of fun activities using the four skills.
PET-style exercises.
Trinity-style exercises (Grades 4 and 5).
Project work using the Web.
‘Reading a painting’ dossiers.
Full colour fold-out chart of the English kings and queens from the Tudors to the Windsors.
Full recording of the text.Do you know that Henry VIII was happily married for almost 20 years to the same queen before meeting his other wives? Do you know Queen Elizabeth refused to marry in spite of all the men who loved her? And do you know what particular events during Queen Victoria's long reign contributed to making the British Empire the biggest ever? English monarchs have fascinated the world for centuries. We are all curious to find out about their lives, their love, their ambitions and their secrets.Henry VIII - A Tudor King
Introduction
The Young King
War, Peace, and Taxes
"Reading" a Painting
Break with Rome
Henry's Later YearsElisabeth I - The Virgin Queen
Young Elisabeth
Plots and Problems
Exploration and Discovery
The Spanish ArmadaVictoria - Mother of the Empire
Introduction
The Lonely Princess
The Growth of Commerce and Industry
Wars and Loss
The End of an Era
Exit Test
Keys to the Exercises and Exit Test