A brief introduction of the British Royal Famil1Word格式.docx
- 文档编号:19846423
- 上传时间:2023-01-10
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:13
- 大小:409.34KB
A brief introduction of the British Royal Famil1Word格式.docx
《A brief introduction of the British Royal Famil1Word格式.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《A brief introduction of the British Royal Famil1Word格式.docx(13页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
BritishRoyalFamilyHistory
BritishRoyalFamilyhasexistedforhundredsofyears,anditsfirstkingcandatebacktoA.D849.TheBritish’sfirstrulerisKingAlfredtheGreat,whosucceededhisbrothertothethronein871.HerearesomeinformationoftheBritishdominatorinthenineteenthandtwentiethcentury.
QueenVictoria
Name:
QueenVictoria
FullName:
AlexandrinaVictoria
Born:
May24,1819atKensingtonPalace
RelationtoElizabethII:
great-great-grandmother
Ascendedtothethrone:
June20,1837aged18years
Married:
Albert,sonofDukeofSaxe-Coburg-Gotha
Children:
FoursonsincludingEdwardVII,andfivedaughters
Died:
January22,1901atOsbourne,IsleofWight,aged81years,7months,and29days
Succeededby:
hersonEdwardVII
NamedAlexandrinaVictoriabutknownasVictoria,shewastheonlychildofEdwardDukeofKentandVictoriaSaxe-Coburg.Herfatherdiedwhenshewas1yearoldandherdomineeringmotherkeptherawayfromher‘wicked’unclesKingsGeorgeandWilliam.Shehadashelteredupbringing,andcametothethroneshortlyafterher18thbirthdayin1837onthedeathofheruncleWilliamIVwhohadnosurvivinglegitimatechildren.ShewasatthetimeunmarriedandnotcrowneduntilJune28,1838.InFebruary1840shemarriedhercousinandloveofherlifePrinceAlbertofSaxe-CoburgandGotha.
TheBritishEmpirewasattheheightofitspowerandsheruledover450millionpeople,onequarteroftheworld’spopulationandapproximatelyonequarterofthework’slandmass.ItstretchedsofararoundtheglobefromCanadatotheCaribbean,Africa,India,AustraliaandNewZealandthatitwassaidthatthesunneversetontheBritishEmpire.IndiawasJewelintheCrownandin1876shewasgiventhetitleEmpressofIndia.TheVictorianerawasatimeofimmenseindustrial,political,trade,scientificandmilitaryprogressforGreatBritain.InherearlyyearsshewasdependentonherPrimeMinisterLordMelbourneandheruncleKingLeopoldofBelgiumforadvice,butincreasinglyherhusbandAlbertbecamehermainadvisor.Shewasstrongwilledandherrelationswithherprimeministersrangedfromtheaffectionatetothestormy.
VictoriaandAlberthadfoursons,fivedaughtersand42grandchildrenwhoweremarriedtoroyaltyacrossEuropemakingherthe‘grandmotherofEurope’.HerdaughterVictoriawasmotheroftheGermanEmperorKaiserWilhelmII.Howevershekeptcontrolofaffairs,refusinghersonEdward,PrinceofWales(whobecameEdwardVII)anyactiverole.Hergoldenjubileein1887anddiamondjubileein1897regainedherpopularsupportandmatriarchalroleasQueenofthenationandEmpire.ShediedatOsborneHouseon22January1901,andwasburiedatWindsor.Herreignlasted63yearsand7monthswhichisthelongestofanyBritishmonarchtodateandthelongestofanyfemalemonarchinhistory.
KINGGeorgeV
KingGeorgeV
GeorgeFrederickErnestAlbert
June3,1865atMarlboroughHouse,London
grandfather
Mary,thedaughteroftheDukeofTeck
FivesonsincludingEdwardVIIIandGeorgeVI,andonedaughter
January20,1936,Norfolk,aged70years,7months,and16days
hissonEdwardVIII
GeorgeVwasthesecondsonofEdwardVII.HismotherwasAlexandraofDenmark,sisterofEmpressMarieofRussia.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyaged12andserveduntil1892whenhebecameheirtothethroneonthedeathofhiselderbrotherAlbert,DukeofClarence,whodiedofpneumonia.
In1893,hemarriedPrincessVictoriaMarywhohadpreviouslybeenengagedtohisbrother.TheybecameDukeandDuchessofYorkandlivedontheEstate,inNorfolk.ThemarriagewasasuccessandGeorgeunlikehisfathernevertookamistress.Theyhad6childrenEdward,Albert,Mary,Henry,GeorgeandJohn.
HebecameKingGeorgeVonthedeathofhisfatherEdwardVIIin1910,andMarybecameQueenconsort.TheytouredIndiain1911asEmperorandEmpressofIndia.DuringWorldWarIhemadeseveralvisitstothefront,andMaryvisitedwoundedservicemaninhospital.GeorgeVhasbeencriticisedfornotrescuingtheRussianRoyalfamilybutatthetimetherewasseriousconcernthatitwouldinciteasimilarrevolutionintheUK.Hesentashipin1922torescuetheGreekRoyalfamilyincluding1yearoldPrincePhilipnowtheDukeofEdinburgh.
In1917withanti-Germansentimentrunninghigh,hechangedthefamilynamefromSaxe-Coburg-Gotha(popularlyknownasBrunswickorHanover)toWindsor,andherelinquishedallGermantitlesandfamilyconnections.GeorgeVenjoyedstampcollectingandalthoughconsidereddullbybiographershebecamebyhisSilverJubileein1935amuchlovedKing.In1932hestartedthetraditionoftheRoyalChristmasbroadcastwhichhascontinuedeversince.Shecalledhim‘GrandpaEngland’.HediedofpleurisyinJanuary1936.
KingGeorgeVI
KingGeorgeVI
AlbertFrederickArthurGeorge
December14,1895atNorfolk
father
ElizabethBowes-Lyon
TwodaughtersElizabethandMargaret
February6,1952Norfolk,aged56years,1month,and22days
hisdaughterElizabethII
HeisthesecondsonofGeorgeVandhewasnamedAlbertafterhisgrandfatherPrinceAlbert.AsTheDukeofYorkhehadneverexpectedorwishedtosucceedtothethrone.Hewasnaturallydiffidentandanxious,andsufferedfromaspeechimpediment.Butheneverlackedbraveryorenterprise,andhadastrongsenseofDuty.HehadfoughtasayoungnavalofficerattheBattleofJutlandinWorldWarI,andwasthefirstmemberoftheRoyalFamilytolearntofly.In1923hemarriedElizabethBowes-Lyon.TheyhadadaughterwholaterbecameQueenElizabethII,andMargaretRose‘PrincessMargaret’.
HebecameKingGeorgeVIinDecember1936followingthedeathofhisfatherGeorgeVandtheabdicationofhisbrother.FortifiedbytheinfluenceofhisQueen,whoswiftlyacquiredimmensepopularityinherownright,GeorgeVIcopedwiththeaftermathoftheabdicationinawaythatquicklyrestoredconfidenceinthemonarchy.
WhenthehorrorsofWorldWarIIdescendedshortlyafterwardsonBritain,andonLondoninparticular,theroyalcouplerosesuperblytotheoccasion.KingGeorgeVIandQueenElizabethstayedatwhattheyandtheirsubjectssawastheirpostsallthroughtheBlitz,andshowedloveandcarefortheirpeopleingesturesthatstilledthemeanestcritics.TheynarrowlyescapeddeathwhenbombsexplodedbesideBuckinghamPalace.Theirdaughtersservedinuniform,andtheidentificationoftheRoyalFamilywiththenationalwillwascomplete.
FollowingtheWarBritainenteredatimeofeconomicausterityandtheBritishEmpirebegantobereplacedbytheCommonwealthofNationsasformercoloniesincludingIndiabecameindependent.ThewarefforthadbeencrushingandtheKing’shealthwaspermanentlyaffected.Hehadbeenaheavysmokerandin1951hadhisleftlungremoved.Hediedsuddenlyinthewinterof1952.
TheBritishRoyalFamilyNowadays
Since1953,QueenElizabethsucceededthethrone.ShemarriedPrincePhilipandthentheyhad4childrenincludingPrinceCharlesandothertwosonsaswellasadaughter.QueenElizabethisobviouslyawiserulerandshesolvedmanydifficultiesduringherterm.Shealsolivesalongtimeandbetheoldestand3rdlongestreigningBritishmonarchinover1,200yearsofhistory.
AlthoughQueenElizabethsetagoodmoralexamplefortheBritishpeople,thegossipaboutherchildrenandgrandchildrenhadneverbeenstopped.ThemostfamousaffairishersonPrinceCharles’smarriageproblemandPrinceAndrew’spersonallife.
WecollectedsomefilesaboutQueenElizabethandherfamilymembers,includingherformaldaughter-in-law,PrincessDiana.
ThisisthefamilytreeofQueenElizabeth:
QueenElizabethⅡ
QueenElizabethII
ElizabethAlexandraMary
April21,1926at17,London
PhilipMountbatten
PrinceCharles,PrincessAnne,PrinceAndrewandPrinceEdward
PrincessElizabethAlexandraMarywasborninLondonon21April1926;
shewaseducatedprivately,andassumedofficialdutiesat16.OnthedeathofGeorgeVIin1952shesucceededtothethronewhileinKenyawithherhusbandandwascrownedon2June1953.
ThereignofQueenElizabethIIsince1952hasspannedaperiodofrapidandoccasionallyturbulentchange.Throughallthis,thepathoftheCrownhasbeenmarkedoutbyTheQueenherself,inaprolongeddisplayofunwaveringdevotiontoDutyand
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- brief introduction of the British Royal Famil1
链接地址:https://www.bdocx.com/doc/19846423.html