1. LOCATE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WITHIN THE DIFFERENT PERIODS OF HISTORY
STONEHENGE
Stonehenge is a megalithic monument of the Bronze Age and Neolithic located near Amesbury in Wiltshire, Britain, about 13 miles northwest of Salisbury.
Supposedly used as a religious temple, a tomb and an astronomical observatory that was used to predict seasons.
HADRIAN’S WALL
Hadrian's Wall is a former defensive construction of the island of Britain, built between 122-132 by Emperor Hadrian to defend British territory. The wall function was also maintaining economic stability and creates conditions for peace in the province. Today there are still important parts of the wall, while other sections are gone, having been reused the stones in neighboring buildings for centuries
WILLIAM WALLACE (BRAVE HEART)
William Wallace was a Scottish knight who led the resistance against the English occupation of Scotland
The film portrays the historical figure of William Wallace, a warrior, hero and medieval Scottish patriot. The director tries to give the character a facet romantic and idealistic and less bloody.
MERLIN/ KING ARTHUR LEGEND
Merlin was a great Welsh wizard who lived presumably in the sixth century, and is one of the central figures of the Arthurian cycle. It is the most famous magician of European history, and inspiring many magicians of world literature.
According to legend, lived in Britain King Uther Pendragon had a long dispute with the Duke of Tintagel. On the occasion of making peace, Uther invited to his castle the duke and his wife Ingrayne. To see the Duchess Uther fell in love and became obsessed to the point that he asked Merlin, the court magician, who bewitched to make her believe she was his wife. This love was born Arthur At 16, Hector took it with her own son Sir Kay to London, where knights fought unsuccessfully to free a sword from a stone prison. And according to the legend which had got the sword release would become the king of all Britain. Arthur did so without any effort and was promulgated king.
Arthur reigned surrounded by the bravest knights: Perceval, Gawain and Lancelot. He married the daughter of King Cameliard, Geneva, which lured him with Lancelot. While Arturo had an affair with his sister Morgana who became pregnant and was born Mordred. This was made evident who the hidden romance between Guinevere and Lancelot, news to which Arthur had no choice but to order that his wife was burned at the stake as the law required. But this could not be because Geneva was rescued by Lancelot fled to France together. Arthur went to indignantly pursue his kingdom leaving the command of his son Mordred.
To return to the kingdom of Camelot Arthur, his son does not give the throne and must lock in fight with it to get it back. Arthur and Mordred face in a dispute in which the father kills the son is not without it before death also hurt him.
SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare was a great playwright, was considered the best writer in the British Isles. created a theatre company with which the Globe theater was built and produced, directed and starred in many of his works. Many of his works have been translated into the major languages, and even today they continue to represent the whole world. Written works such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet
Sir Thomas More (Tomás Moro) (1592)
Titus Andronicus (Tito Andrónico) (1594)
Romeo and Juliet (Romeo y Julieta) (1595)
Julius Caesar (Julio César) (1599)
Hamlet (1601)
Troilus and Cressida (Troilo y Crésida) (1602)
Othello (Otelo) (1604)
King Lear (El rey Lear) (1605)
Macbeth (1605)
Antony and Cleopatra (Antonio y Cleopatra) (1606)
mon of Athens (Timón de Atenas) (1607)
IRISH REBELLION 1798
Was an Irish nationalist uprising that took place in 1798 against British rule in Ireland. The United Irishmen, a revolutionary group Irish Republican orientation and influenced by the ideas of the American and French Revolutions were the main architects of the revolt.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The American Revolution was a conflict between the Thirteen British Colonies in North America and its cities (UK). [1] In this process comes a new nation, according to the provisions of the Constitution of the United States of America.
In this period, the colonies united against the British Empire and entered the conflict known as the War of Independence of the United States between 1775 and 1783. This led to the Declaration of Independence of the United States in 1776 and victory on the battlefield in October 1781.
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Industrial Revolution refers to a series of economic, social and technological changes that occurred initially in Britain in the second half of the eighteenth century. Technical advances, the population explosion that began after 1750 and the changes that were applied in agriculture lead to a revolution in the field of industry, who heads the sectors of textiles, coal and iron.
ROBBIN HOOD
According to legend, Robin Hood was a man named Robin Longstride or Robin of Locksley, who was of great heart and lived outlaws hiding in Sherwood Forest and Barnsdale, near the city of Nottingham. Business goalkeeper, defender of the poor and oppressed, fought against the Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John Lackland, who used the police to illegally monopolize the wealth of the nobles who opposed them. In medieval England, individuals who opposed the royal edicts was considered an outlaw.
DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST
Oliver Twist is one of the most famous novels of Charles Dickens. Written between 1837 and 1839 and published in monthly instalments, chronicles the adventures of a young orphan in nineteenth century England, poor resist the temptation of crime and moves through different environments in London.
COMMONWEALTH COLONIES
The Commonwealth of Nations Normally Referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an Intergovernmental Organisation of 54 independent member states. All members except Mozambique and Rwanda were part of the British Empire, the Commonwealth Developed out of Which.
The member states cooperate within a framework of common values and goals, as Outlined in the Singapore Declaration. These include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free trade, multilateralism and world peace.
SCIENCE EXPLOSION
At 7.17am on June 30, 1908, an explosion like a detonating hydrogen bomb erupted in the forests of Siberia - and until now, scientists have offered no conclusive explanation for the event.
Now Italian scientists claim to have found chunks of a meteorite which might have caused the blast - from seismic and magnetic scans of nearby Lake Cheko.
Lake Cheko, they claim is an impact crater for the blast - which devastated nearly 1,000 square miles of forest and was detected hundreds of miles away.
WORLD WAR I
The First World War (also called the Great War until 1939), was a global military conflict commenced July 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were aligned into two opposing camps: on one hand, the Allies of the Triple Entente, and on the other, the Central Powers of the Triple Alliance.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian, June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, was the immediate trigger of the war.
After the war, several treaties were signed separate peace between each of the vanquished and all the winners, with the exception of Russia, who had left the war in 1917. The set of these treaties known as the Peace of Paris (1919-1920).
WORLD WAR II
The Second World War was a global military conflict which took place between 1939 and 1945. In him were involved most of the world's nations, including all great powers, grouped into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis Powers.
The beginning of the conflict is usually placed in the September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland, the first step warfare of Nazi Germany in its attempt to establish a large empire in Europe, which produced the immediate declaration of war on France and most of the countries of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of the Third Reich.
The war ended with a total victory of the Allies over the Axis in 1945. World War II altered the political and social structure of the world.
THE BEATLES
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the rock music era.The group's best-known lineup consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The Beatles utilized several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock, often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", but as their songwriting grew in sophistication, they came to be perceived by many fans and cultural observers as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocultural revolutions.
EUROPEAN UNION
The founding members of the Community were Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany. In 1957, the six countries signed the Treaty of Rome, which extended the earlier cooperation within the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and created the European Economic Community, (EEC). They also signed another treaty on the same day creating the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for cooperation in developing nuclear energy. Both treaties came into force in 1958.
2. FIND OUT THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT:
OXFORD
Currency: The currency of London is the pound and the penis. The full, official name, pound sterling, is used mainly in formal contexts and also when it is necessary to distinguish the United Kingdom currency from other currencies with the same name. Otherwise the term pound is normally used. The currency name is sometimes abbreviated to just sterling, particularly in the wholesale financial markets, but not when referring to specific amounts
Travel tips: He has a lovely uniqueness and impressive grandeur, which provides a rare individuality. Its full of contrasts prosperous grandeur makes it spectacular.
Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold and refers to the gentle spires and harmonious architecture of the university buildings in this city. The beauty of the universities in the city and its location along the river and impressive literary connections filming locations for movies and TV shows, shops with local personality, music and theater. These ingredients fuse with the lively mix restaurants, pubs, theaters and tourist attractions of Oxford to give this historic city its alluring ambience, lively and cosmopolitan.
Accommodations: for example:
Marlborough House Hotel - B & B-Double € 140.28
Room with TV, tea and coffee and a private bathroom with free toiletries.
Room: Iron, Work Desk, Ironing Facilities, Seating Area, Fan, Heating, Carpeted Floor, Bathroom, Shower, Bath, Hairdryer, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Telephone, Radio, Cable TV, Tea / Coffee Maker, Minibar, Kitchenette, Refrigerator, Microwave, Electric Kettle, Kitchenware, Wake Up Service / Alarm Clock
Restaurants: Oxford City Guide has a comprehensive list of all the restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, farmers' markets, juice bars, milkshake joints and food trucks in Oxford. See our featured articles below or choose from a type of cuisine on the right
For example:
Jamie's ItalianJamie Oliver's 'neighborhood' Italian restaurant offering authentic, affordable and great quality Italian food Xi'an
The editor's favorite Chinese restaurant in the city, located in SummertownThe Magdalen Arms
Lovely pub in East Oxford which has been given the seal of approval in the Michelin Guide 2011 for serving “good food at reasonable prices”Pierre Victoire
Authentic french restaurant in JerichoLa Cucina
Authentic, well priced Italian restaurant, featuring an open-plan kitchen.Edamame
Friendly and bustling restaurant serving delicious and truly authentic home cooked style Japanese food & sushi at low prices in a cosy atmosphereThe Perch
Beautiful thatched roof inn located on the edge of Port Meadow in Binsey. Warm fire in the winter, gorgeous garden in the summer.The Big Bang
Quintessential British restaurant located in the beautiful Oxford Castle Quarter.Mamma Mia
Fantastic family-friendly Italian restaurant in Summertown. Watch the pizza's being made through the large kitchen window. New location in Jericho.The Jam Factory
The Jam Factory is an arts centre, restaurant and bar situated in the west end of Oxford.
Historic sites to visit: I found this video that we can watch important sites
Weather information: Oxford has a maritime temperate climate. Precipitation is uniformly distributed throughout the year. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Oxford was −16.6 °C (2.1 °F) in January 1982. The highest temperature ever recorded in Oxford is 35.6 °C (96 °F) in August 2003 during the 2003 European heat wave.
Transport: Oxford is located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of London, the cities are connected by the M40 motorway, which also connects to the north with Birmingham.
ELISABETHAN THEATRE
ELISABETHAN THEATRE
