Kategória: INTERESTING FACTS
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Watch the video and say what sports did you see? Did you see… football? basketball? netball? handball? angling (=fishing)? tennis? canoeing? gymnastics? karate? walking? cycling? cricket? bowls? darts? swimming? field hockey? FAMOUS SPORTING VENUES Match. Wembley is famous for… St Andrew’s is famous for… Henley is famous for… Wimbledon is famous for… Lord’s is famous…
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ABOUT ROCHESTER The city has Roman origins, commander Aulus Paulitus and his corpse had built a fort and a bridge at the River Medway. On the fundations o the Roman fort a castle was built by William the Conqueror, a castle that is aming the so called Circle of Nine (Baynard’s and Montfichet used to be in…
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There are eight Royal Parks in London: Hyde Park Kensington Gardens Regent’s Park St James’s Park Richmond Park The Green Park Greenwich Park Bushy Park HYDE PARK (opening times: 05:00 – 00:00) Hyde Park covers 350 acres and is home to a number of famous landmarks including the Serpentine Lake, Speakers’ Corner, the Diana, Princess…
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In 1542 James V, the King of Scotland died. His daughter, Mary, who was only one week old, became Queen. While she was still a child, Mary Stuart married Francis, the son of the French King. In 1559 Francis became King of France. So at the age of 17, Mary, who was a beautiful woman…
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TUDOR AND ELIZABETHAN LONDON Under the Tudors, London grew a lot bigger and wealthier. It was the Renaissance Era: times of happiness and joy, when even poor people could enjoy theatre plays, music and games. By 1600, London’s population was 200,000. Rich men had built houses along the Strand joining London to Westminster. Along the…
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barley – the most important ingredient of beer-making (beer-brewing) the barley mow – the person who shears (= mows) barley in the field Types of beer in Britain: Lager from the continent Bitter India pale ale (IPA) Brown ale (Mid ale) Stout / porter Old ale (barleywine) Irish red ale Strong Scotch Imperial units of…
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THE TUDORS King Henry VII (1485 – 1509) the first Tudor king who won the final battle of the War of Roses; he was a powerful monarch who saved a lot of money for Britain in the treasury treasury, the a place used for storing the money of the monarchs or the Church King…
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Plan a sea voyage and learn more about The Tudors and explorations in this interactive game.
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Pastime With Good Company was composed (and usually played and sung) by King Henry VIII. Listen and join in. 1 Pastime with good company, I love and shall until I die. Grudge who lust, but none deny, so God be pleas’d thus live will I. For my pastance, hunt, sing and dance, my heart is…
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon maybe on 23rd April 1564. Nobody is sure about his date of birth. He was baptised on 26th April, and in those times people were baptised 3 days after their birth. William was the third child of John and Mary Shakespeare. His father was a leather merchant and…
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