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

2
Hanover Dynasty
  • 18th century, dynasty of German line of Georges
    (I-IV), William IV, Victoria
  • GEORGE I (1714-1727)
  • modern government
  • PM position established
  • growing power of Britain, trading post in India,
    colonies in Africa
  • Gibraltar and Minorca war with Spain 
  • GEORGE II (1727-1760)
  • Seven Years 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/FileQueen-Victo
    ria.png

6
20th century
  • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha? Edward VII
  • WWIrenamed 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
  • Allied Forces D-day
  • lost a position of a superpower
  • 1952 Elizabeth II on throne

7
Elizabeth II in 1953
  • Autor Associated Press, Název Queen Elizabeth
    II - 1953-Dress.JPG
  • Zdroj
  • http//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/FileQueen_Eliza
    beth_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/FileDodthatcher
    .JPG

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