1. HISTORY OF GB Britons  Britons – original inhabitants Roman occupation  43 A.D. Roman occupation (Hadrian’s Wall)  5 th century ~ attacks from Germany (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) William the Conqueror  1066 ~ 1087William the Conqueror Richard the Lionheart  1189 ~ 1199 Richard the Lionheart  1199 ~ 1216 John Lackland Hundred Year’s War  1338~1453 Hundred Year’s War (French led by Joan from Arc won) The War of Roses  15 th century The War of Roses

2. Henry VIII.  1509 ~ 1547 Henry VIII. (Church of England) Elizabeth I.  1558 ~1603 Elizabeth I. (Protestant Religious) The English Civil War  1642 ~1651 The English Civil War Oliver CromwellLord Protector),(Commonwealth of England)  1649 ~ 1660 Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector), republic (Commonwealth of England) Industrial Revolution  18 th century Industrial Revolution The Napoleonic War  1803 ~1815 The Napoleonic War (Napoleon was defeated by Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar) Queen Victoria  1837 ~ 1901 Queen Victoria  WW II Britain had to recognize the independence of the majority of its colonies

3. POLITICAL SYSTEM The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Constitutional monarchy Monarch - the formal head (Her Majesty the Queen) Parliament - real head:  House of Commons (elected)  House of Lords (inherit the status) Two political parties – Conservative & Liberal God Save the Queen“ National Anthem – „God Save the Queen“

4. Victory The Seven Sisters Canterbury Cathedral Stonehenge Channel Tunnel