LESSON D FAMO! PEOPLE IN THE PAS 1, DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS IN SMALL TEAMS. + What type of government does England have? + Who is the current Queen of England? © 2. READ THE TEXT ABOUT QUEEN ELIZABETH I AND COMPLETE THE CHART BELOW. Queen Elzabeth | Elizabeth | was probably the greatest England's monerchs, ‘She defeated the Spanish Armada and saved England from invasion. Under her ruling, England turned into a strong and independent nation. Princess Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1593. Her father was Henry Vill, the King of England and her mother was Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife. Her father did not want a daughter, he wanted a son so bad that he divorced his first wife, Catherine of Aragon because she did not have a son. When Elizabeth was two years old, King Henry accused her mother, Anne Boleyn of treason and killed her, but in reality this happened because she did not have a son either. When the king remarried for the third time, Elizabeth was no longer a princess but she still lived lke the daughter of a king, She wes very bright and learned to read end write in many. different languages. She also learned how to sew and play a musical instrument similar to a piano called the virginal. Elizabeth's fother, King Henry Vill continued to marry different wives. He married six times. His last wife, Katherine Part, was kind to Elizabeth and allowed her to be educated in the Protestant faith. Elizabeth was not catholic. When Elizabeth was thirteen years old her father, King Henry, died. Her father passed the throne to his son Edward, Elizabeth’s half-brother. While Edward was king she enjoyed living the life of a weslthy lady because Edward allowed her a substantial income to live. King Edward died at the age of fifteen. Elizabeth's half-sister Mary was now Queen. Mary was @ Catholic and wanted all people in England to be Catholic. Mary also married a ‘Spanish prince whose name was Philip. The people of England didn't ike Queen Mary. She put Elizabeth in prison just because she was a Protestant. Elizabeth was two months in a jail cell at the Tower of London. While Elizabeth wes arrested, Queen Mary died. Ina moment, she tumed from prisoner to Queen of England at the age of twenty-five,© 3. READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND DECIDE IF THESE SENTENCES ARE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F). 1, During Elizabeth reign, England was in wer with Spain 2. Anne Boleyn was not Henry's first wife, 3. Not having a son was a crime during Henry's reign, 4, Elizabeth was not really good at languages. OD 5. The text implies that Henry did not love Elizabeth. 6. Apart from Catherine and Anne, Henry married four more ti 7. Elizabeth was in trouble because of her religion. 8. Elizabeth's husband's name was Philip.