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BRITISH HISTORY III

VY_32_INOVACE_14-20. BRITISH HISTORY III. Hanover Dynasty Dynasty of Windsor 20th century. Hanover Dynasty. 18th century , dynasty of German line of Georges (I-IV), William IV, Victoria GEORGE I (1714-1727) modern government PM position established

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BRITISH HISTORY III

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  1. VY_32_INOVACE_14-20 BRITISH HISTORY III Hanover Dynasty Dynasty of Windsor 20th century

  2. Hanover Dynasty • 18th century, dynasty ofGerman line ofGeorges (I-IV), William IV, Victoria • GEORGE I (1714-1727) • moderngovernment • PM positionestablished • growingpowerofBritain, trading post in India, colonies in Africa • Gibraltar andMinorca – warwithSpain • GEORGE II (1727-1760) • Seven Year`s War 1756  with France for India • received Canada, Florida, Dominica, Grenada + settlements in Africa • Parliament divided: • Whigs – liberals • Torries – conservatives

  3. George III • GEORGE III (1760- 1803) • Industrial Revolution: change from agricultural to industrial country • end 18th cent. GB= the richest country • French revol. 1789-1802, US independence 1776-1783  • Napoleonic wars 19th cent. • Admiral Nelson 1798 on Nile destroyed French fleet • 1805 – Trafalgar – Nelson dies • 1815 - Waterloo – gen. Wellington • 1833 – slavery abolished • Metropolitan Police established • GB = Workshop of the world

  4. Victoria • *1819 ... +1901, monarch of the UK and Ireland, Empress of India • throne: 1837 – 1901 the longest reign, growth of British empire, stability of way of life • changes: • agriculture  industry, culture, politics, science, army • power from aristocracy  middle class • Irish problems • reforms: • education – schools, compulsory sch. attendance • health • work – working hours, child labour • Buckingham Palace, married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 9 children, attempts to assassinate her • Boer War, last monarch of Hannover Dynasty  Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Dyn.

  5. Victoria Autor: Neznámý, Název: Queen-Victoria.png Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen-Victoria.png

  6. 20th century • Saxe-CoburgandGotha Edward VII • WWI…renamed: Windsor Dynasty: • George V Edward VIII • George VIElizabeth II • 1921 – Irish independance, 1926 – The British Commonwealth of Nations • colonies independent (India, Pakistan,…) • WWII • Winston Churchill • Battle of Britain – 1940 • AlliedForces – ‘D-day’ • lost a position of a superpower • 1952 – Elizabeth II on throne

  7. Elizabeth II in 1953 Autor: AssociatedPress,Název: Queen Elizabeth II - 1953-Dress.JPG Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_-_1953-Dress.JPG

  8. After WWII • Elizabeth II: throne: 1952 - …. • married: Philip, Duke of Edinburgh • 4 children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, Edward • NATO, EU • PMs: • Margaret Thatcher • John Major, Tony Blair, David Cameron

  9. Margaret Thatcher Autor: Clawson,Název: Dodthatcher.JPG Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dodthatcher.JPG

  10. Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová

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