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Who was Boudicca?

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She was one of the tribal leaders who fought against the Romans

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What are the forts of Housesteads and Vindolanda?

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They are part of the Hadrian’s Wall

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Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

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St Augustine

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What did King Alfred the Great do?

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He defeated the Vikings

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Who was Kenneth MacAlpin?

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In the north the threat of the attack by Vikings had encouraged the people to unite under king Kenneth MacAlpin. The term Scotland began to be used to describe that country.

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Who was Geoffrey Chaucer?

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He wrote a series of poems called the Canterbury tales

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Who was William Caxton?

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He was the first person in England to print books using the printing press

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Who was John Barbour?

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He wrote in Scottish language, he wrote The Bruce about the Battle of Bannockburn

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Who was Sir Francis Drake?

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He was one of the commanders in the defeat of the Spanish Armada and one of the founders of England’s naval tradition.

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Who was Oliver Cromwell?

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He was Lord Protector and ruled Britain for 11 years without a king

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What is the Habeas Corpus Act?

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The Act guaranteed that no one could be held prisoner unlawfully, every prisoner had a right to a court hearing

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Who was the first PM?

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Robert Walpole, who was PM from 1721 to 1742

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Who was Robert Burns?

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Scottish Poet, he wrote in the Scots language, English with some Scottish words, and standard English. He wrote Auld Lang Syne

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Who was Richard Arkwright?

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Famous for improving the Carding machine and for the efficient and profitable way he ran his factories

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Who was James Cook?

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He mapped the coast of Australia

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Who was Sake Dean Mohamet?

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First curry house and shampooing

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Who was William Wilberforce?

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He was pivotal in changing the law for the slave trade

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Who were the Quakers?

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First anti slavery groups

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Who were the Chartists?

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Movement that began to demand the vote for the working classes in 1830s and 1840s

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Who was Rudyard Kipling?

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His poems and novels reflected the idea that the Empire was a force for good. He was awarded the Nobel Prize Literature. His books include Jungle Book and Just So Stories

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Who was Clement Attlee?

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The PM for the labour government who was elected in 1945 after the WWII

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Who was Dylan Thomas?

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He was a Welsh poet and writer

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Who invented the television?

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Baird

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Who invented the radar?

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Sir Robert Watson-Watt

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Who discovered the insulin?
John Macleod
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Who discovered the structure of the DNA?
Francis Crick
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Who discovered the jet engine?
Sir Frank Whittle
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Who invented ATM?
Goodfellow
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Margaret Thatcher
PM from the Conservative Party, she was the longest serving PM of the 20th century
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Who was John Mayor?
PM after Margaret Thatcher was John Mayor, who helped establish the NI peace process
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Who was Tony Blair?
PM from the Labour Party, he introduced the Scottish and the Welsh assembly. He signed the Good Friday agreement with Ireland
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Who was David Cameron?
PM from the Conservative Party
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How long is the UK?
870 miles
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How many people were there in the UK in 1901?
40 milions
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What is the breakdown of the population in the UK?
84% England, 8% Scotland, 5% Wales, 3% NI
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How many people are without a religion?
25%
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Who appoints the Archbishop of Canterbury?
The Monarch has the right to select him but usually the choice is made by the PM and a committee appointed by the Church
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Who is Ian Botham?
He captained the English cricket team
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Who is Sir Steve Redgrave?
He won 5 gold medals in rowing
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Who is Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson?
She won 16 Paralympic medals, 11 gold medals
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Who is Dame Kelly Holmes?
She won 2 gold medals for running in the 2004 Olympic Games
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Who is Chris Hoy?
Cyclist
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Who is David Weir?
He is a Paralympian who uses a wheelchair
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Who is Mo Farah?
He is the first Briton to win the gold medal in the 10,000 metres
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Who is Ellie Simmonds?
She is a Paralympian who won gold medals for swimming
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Who was Henry Purcell?
He was the organist at Westminster Abbey
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What did Handel compose?
He wrote the Water Music for King George and Music for the Royal Fireworks
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What did Holst compose?
The Planets
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What did Sir Edward Elgar compose?
The Pomp and Circumstance Marche
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Who was Sir William Walton?
Bets pieces are Facade and Belshazzar's Feast
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What is the Mercury Prize?
It is for the best album from the UK and Ireland
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Why are Gilbert and Sullivan famous?
They wrote comic operas. often making fun of popular culture and politics
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Why was Andrew Lloyd Webber?
He wrote musics for shows including Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Evita
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Who was Joseph Turner?
He is considered the artist who raised the profile of landscape painting
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Who was Sir John Lavery?
His works include painting the Royal Family
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Why is John Petts famous for?
Engravings and stained glass
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Why is Lucian Freud famous for?
For his portraits
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Who is David Hockney?
For the pop art movement
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Who are famous for being fashion designers?
Mary Quaint, Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood
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Who won the Nobel Prize for literature?
Sir William Golding and Harold Pinter
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Who was Thomas Hardy?
He was an author and a poet. His works include The Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure
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Who was Sir Kingsley Amis?
Known for Lucky Jim
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Who was John Milton?
He was inspired by religious views, he wrote Paradise Lost
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Who wrote "She Walks in Beauty"
Lord Byron
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Who wrote "The Daffodils"
William Wandsworth
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Who wrote "The tiger"
William Blake
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Why is Nick Park famous?
He won 4 oscars for his animated films, including three for films featuring Wallace and Gromit
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What is the "Punch"
Most famous satyrical magazine which was first published in the 1840s
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Life in the UK exam (3 decks)

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