1. What palaces in London are connected with the Crown? 2. Which building is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II? 3. Where are royal processions usually held in London? 4. How many royal parks are there in London? Can you name some of them? What can you say about them? 5. Why is it said that the Queen in Britain reigns but doesn't rule? 6. Which of the famous British queens and kings can you name? 7. Why is King Henry VIII remembered in the country and in the whole world? Can you prove that he was a very important monarch? 8. Why was Queen Elizabeth I remembered in the history of Britain? 9. What places in London are connected with Queen Victoria? 10. What do you know about Queen Victoria's family life? 11. Why do some people call Queen Victoria's reign the "golden age" in the history of Britain? 12. What do you know about the British royal family of nowadays?
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1. Many places in London are closely connected with the Crown. There are royal palaces, royal parks, roads and streets where beautiful ceremonies are held.
2. The most important building is Buckingham Palace (the Palace) which is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II.
3. The Mall, a wide avenue used for royal processions runs from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace through St. James’s Park.
4. All together there are ten royal parks in and around London which are owned by the Crown. They are open to the public free of charge. Each park has its own character. Hyde Park, for example, used to be a hunting forest. Regent’s Park was also a hunting place and is now the home of London Zoo, and an open-air theatre which gives performances of Shakespeare’s plays in summer.
5. It is said like that because though she is a queen she does not take any important decisions.
6. I can name King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria.
7. Most people remember him only because he has six wives. But in fact he was a very important monarch. Under him Britain became independent of the Roman Catholic Church, it got richer and more powerful.
8. During her reign England became very important in European politics, the Spanish Armada was defeated, and the country became very powerful.
9. Victoria married a German, Prince Albert, but he died at the age of forty two in 1861. That was a great tragedy for Queen Victoria. She left London and never lived in the city where she had been so happy with her husband and nine children (five sons and four daughters).
10. Places that are connected with Queen Victoria — Victoria Station,
Royal Albert Hall, Victoria and Albert Museum.
11. During her reign Britain became a rich industrial country with a developed trade, an empire with a lot of colonies.
12. I know Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, his and Princess Diana’s sons William and Gary.