Historical Highlights - Complete With Words

Below you will see some of the key historical events in Britain and the United Kingdom between 1603 and 1945. Complete these with words and expressions from the box.

Act of Union * Battle of the Boyne * Battle of Culloden * Battle of Waterloo * Bonnie Prince Charlie * Charles II * Emancipation Act * English Civil War * First World War * George I * House of Windsor * India * Industrial Revolution * Ireland (x2) * Irish * James I * James VI * monarchy * Napoleon Bonaparte * Oliver Cromwell * republic * Republic of Ireland * Scotland * slavery * Suffragette Movement * vote * War of Independence * William of Orange * Winston Churchill

1. ________ of Scotland became ________ of England following the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603.

2. King Charles I was overthrown and executed following the ________ (1642 – 1649).

3. In 1650, England became a ________, with ________ at its head.

4. In 1660, the ________ was restored, with ________ (Charles I’s son) becoming king.

5. In 1688, the Protestant ________ (a part of the Netherlands) was invited to become King, replacing the Catholic James II.

6. Following William’s victory against the forces of James II at the ________ in 1690, England assumed control of the whole of ________, extending their influence beyond the north of the country.

7. The Kingdoms of England and ________ were united in the ________ in 1707.

8. The Hanoverian dynasty (now called the ________) began with the reign of King ________ (a German from Hanover).

9. Charles Stuart (known as ________), the grandson of James II, led an unsuccessful rebellion against the English in Scotland. He was finally defeated at the ________ in 1745.

10. The ________ began in the middle of the 18th century, bringing enormous social and economic changes to the country.

11. Britain lost its American colonies in the American ________. Meanwhile, it was extending its colonial influence in other areas, especially in ________ (and later in Africa).

12. The French Emperor ________, who had successfully conquered much of Europe, was finally defeated at the ________ in 1815.

13. Following lengthy campaigns from people such as William Wilberforce, the ________ of 1833 finally abolished ________ throughout the British empire.

14. The Great War (now known as the ________) began in 1914, and over the next four years millions died in France and elsewhere.

15. After much agitation and campaigning by the Women’s ________, women over 30 won the right to ________ in 1918. This was extended to all women aged 21 or over in 1928.

16. ________ nationalists unsuccessfully rebelled against British rule in 1916. Five years later, however, following a guerrilla war, ________ was partitioned. The south eventually became the ________, and the north-east remained part of the UK.

17. ________ led Britain in an alliance with other countries to defeat Hitler and the Nazis in the Second World War of 1939 – 1945.

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