Практична робота № 2

Тема: Англія у XVII столітті. Династія Стюартів

Мета: систематизувати вивчений матеріал; проаналізувати основні історичні події століття, діяльність визначних особистостей того часу.

Procedure

Task 1. Monarchs from the House of Stuart had traits that made them recognisable in the popular history. Match the traits of the monarchs to their names.

The House of Stuart

1. James I	a) let shape the main features of Constitutional monarchy
2.Charles I	b) was invited to take the English Crown because of his Protestant views
3.Charles II	c) came to power after the Puritan revolution failed
4. James II	d) united the crowns of England and Scotland, introduced the name Great Britain
5. William III	e) was opposed for his support of Roman Catholics and had to leave Britain
6. Anne	f) was executed by English people as guilty of treason

Answers: 1- ____, 2 -______, 3 -____, 4 -______, 5 -____, 6-______.

Task 2. Fill in the table representing two opposing parties that were formed in the 17^th century. Trace their development in the following period.

	The Tories	The Whigs
The main political interests and religious beliefs
The origin of the name
The people who formed the party
Present-day name and situation

Task 3. Finish the sentences.

1. James I was the first King of Great Britain because _________________________

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2. Among the number of plots against James I the most famous is ________________

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3. Charles I reigned for 11 years without the Parliament and then summoned it because _____________________________________________________________

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4. The Long Parliament took special measures to ____________________________

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5. The whole Britain divided into two opposite sides — ______________________

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6. The war between the Royalists and the Roundheads was lost by_______________

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7. Charles I was brought to trial for_______________________________________

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8. The Republic of Commonwealth was governed by _________________________, who____________________________________________________________

9. Commonwealth stopped its existence because _____________________________

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10. William of Orange was invited to govern Britain because__________________

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11. William's succession was called "Glorious Revolution" be­cause ______________

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12. Anne let the main feature of Constitutional monarchy shape be­cause___________

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Task 4. These are some important events of the Stuart period in Eng­land. Rank them in importance and explain your choice.

______ The British Empire was started.

______ English and Scottish Crowns were united.

______ King was executed and republic was established.

______ Habeas Corpus Act was passed to protect the interests of an indi­vidual.

______ By the Bill of Rights the basic principles of Constitutional monarchy were established.

Task 5. Describe any of events or persons of this period which or whom you remembered best (no less than five sentences).

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