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WILLIAM I (WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR) - the king of England from 1066 to 1087. He was the Duke of Normandy, in northern France, when the English king Edward the Confessor died, and claimed that Edward had promissed him the right to be the next king of England. He invaded England and defeated king Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Later that year he became the king and gave power and land in England to other Normans . He also built many castles to control the English people.

ELIZABETH I – (1533 – 1603) the queen of England and Ireland from 1558, after the death of her sister Mary I. She is regarded as one of the greatest rulers. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was an extremely strong and clever woman who controlled the difficult political and religious situation of the time with great skill. She once said to the soldiers before a battle: “I know I have the body of fa weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and a King of England, too.” During her reign the country's economy grew very strong, the arts were very active, and England became firmly Protestant and confident in world affairs. However, Elizabeth is often seen as a lonely figure and is known as the “Virgin Queen” because she never married, although she is known to have had relationships with the Earl of Leicester and, late in life, the Earl of Essex.

CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE – (1564 – 1593) – an English writer of plays and poetry. He is considered the greatest English playwright of the period before William Shakespeare. Marlowe was an important influence on Shakespeare's style. His best known works are Doctor Faustus, The Jew of Malta and Edward II. He may also have written parts of the Shakespeare's plays Titus Andronicus and Henry VI. Marlowe led a wild and violent life, was put in prison on suspicion of murder, and was himself murdered in a fight at the age of 29.

QUEEN VICTORIA – (1819 – 1901) – a British queen who ruled from 1837 to 1901. Her rule was the longest of any British queen or king, and happened at the same time as Britain's greatest period of world power and industrial development. In 1840 she married her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. They had nine children. After Albert's death Victoria took no further part in public affairs, but was persuaded to return by her prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, who gained for her the title Empress of India. She is often remembered as a bad-tempered old woman who once said “We are not amused”. However, in her early life she was a happy and enthusiastic queen very popular with ordinary people.

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE – (1820 – 1910) – an English nurse who became famous for her work during the Crimean War (fought by Britain, France and Turkey against Russia). She greatly improved the conditions of military hospitals and reduced the number of soldiers dying of disease. She used to walk around the hospital beds at night comforting the patients and so became known as the LADY OF THE LAMP. Later she ran a campaign to change the British hospital system and improve the training of nurses. She never married. In 1907, she became the first woman to receive the Order of Merit.

Zachęcam Was także do obejrzenia filmów: ELIZABETH THE GOLDEN AGE, THE BRAVEHEART oraz HER MAJESTY MRS. BROWN.