Famous Queens W1

Famous Queens Worksheet 1A

Name: ______Date: ______

Draw lines to correctly match the dates, palaces and descriptions to each queen.

Spent most of her time in Buckingham Palace.

This queen never got married.

Elizabeth I 1558-1603

This queen married Prince Philip.

1952- present day

Spent most of her Victoria time at Whitehall Palace.

This queen had nine children.

1837-1901

Spends her weekends at Windsor Elizabeth II Castle.

Name: ______Date: ______Can you cut out the images and captions and glue them in the correct place?

Elizabeth I Victoria Elizabeth II

What is a palace?

What might you ﬁnd in a palace?

Spent most of her time Is still queen of in Buckingham 1558-1603 England today. Palace. Spends most of her 1952- present Was queen of England time in Windsor for 45 years. day Castle.

Spent most of her time Was queen of England 1837-1901 at Whitehall Palace. for 64 years.

Spent most of her time Is still queen of in Buckingham 1558-1603 England today. Palace. Spends most of her 1952- present Was queen of England time in Windsor for 45 years. day Castle.

Spent most of her time Was queen of England 1837-1901 at Whitehall Palace. for 64 years.

DID YOU KNOW The ﬁrst question asked when a queen or king takes the throne is “What name Queen Elizabeth I would you like to reign under?” was born on the It is the monarch’s choice what name they 7th of September want to be called. 1533. Her father was Henry VIII.

Elizabeth inherited the crown when her sister, Queen Mary, died. Elizabeth was queen for 45 years, until she died on1603. the 24th of March Queen Victoria was born on the 24th Queen Elizabeth of May 1819. Victoria became never married. She queen at the age of spent most of her Victoria married Albert on the 10th time at Whitehall of February 1840 and had18. nine Palace. children. Victoria was the ﬁrst queen to live in Buckingham Palace.

Queen Elizabeth II was born on the 21st of April 1926. She became queen at the age of 25. She is still queen today. Read the information about the queens and ﬁnd out about their Elizabeth has celebrated her silver, gold and diamond jubilees. She lives. spends most of Castle.her time at Windsor

Elizabeth married Which queen Prince Philip in 1947 do you think and they have four children. was or is the most interesting?

Balmoral Palace

Can you discuss St James’s Palace these questions with your group?

1. What can you see in each picture? 2. What colours do the palaces have? 3. What activities could you do at these palaces? 4. What rooms might be inside? 5. Who might work at these palaces? 6. Who might live in these palaces?

Kensington Palace

Buckingham Palace

Can you 1.What can you see in each picture? discuss these 2.What colours do the palaces have? questions with 3.What activities could you do at these palaces? your group? 4.What rooms might be inside? 5.Who might work at these palaces? 6.Who might live in these palaces?

Nonsuch Palace

Richmond Palace