Kochani, poniżej zamieszczam materiały z ostatniego spotkania na warsztatach z j. angielskiego i niemieckiego. Poświęcone one były sławnym ludziom z Wlk. Brytanii i Niemiec.
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.
