The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II National Curriculum Objectives: History KS1: The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods. More resources with this objective. History KS2: A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066. More resources with this objective. History KS2: The changing power of monarchs using case studies such as John, Anne and Victoria. More resources with this objective. Differentiation: Beginner 2 or 3 pieces of information partly missing per monarch on the family tree. Simple text. No Roman Numerals. Aimed at Year 1 Secure/Year 2 Emerging. Easy 3 or 4 pieces of information missing per monarch on the family tree. Roman Numerals used. Information text is easy to follow. Aimed at Year 1 Mastery/Year 2 Secure/Year 3 Emerging. Tricky 4 or 5 pieces of information to extract from the text to fill in the family tree. Some of the information overlaps from one monarch to another. Aimed at Year 2 Mastery/Year 3 Secure/Year 4 Emerging. Expert 5 or 6 pieces of information to extract from the text to complete the family tree. Indirect clues in the text. 9 questions to answer on a separate sheet. Aimed at Year 3 Mastery/Year 4 Secure/Year 5 Emerging. Brainbox 5 or 6 pieces of information to extract from the text to complete the family tree. Clues are harder, overlapping information. 10 questions. Aimed at Year 4 Mastery/Year 5 Secure/Year 6 Emerging. Genius 6 or 7 pieces of information to extract from the text to complete the family tree. Lots of difficult clues, overlapping information. Trickier questions (11). Aimed at Year 5 Mastery/Year 6 Secure. Did you like this resource? Don’t forget to review it on our website. Like this? Find more differentiated classroomsecrets.com British Monarchy resources here. The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II – Beginner © Classroom Secrets Limited 2016 The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Prince Albert Born: 18 _ _ Married: 18 _ _ Died: 19 _ _ Died: 18 _ _ Reign: _ _ years Spouse: _ _ _ _ _ Children: 9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Edward 7th Born: 18 _ _ Died: 1910 Reign: _ years Children: _ George 5th Born: 18 _ _ Died: 19 _ _ Reign: 25 years Children: _ George 6th Edward 8th Born: 1895 Born: 18 _ _ Died: 19 _ _ Died: 19 _ _ Reign: _ _ years Reign: _ _ months Children: _ Children: 0 Queen Elizabeth 2nd Did you know? Born: 19 _ _ Queen Elizabeth is the UK’s Children: _ longest reigning monarch. She Reign: _ _ years overtook Queen Victoria’s 63 Nickname: years and 216 days on 9th _ _ _ _ _ _ _ September 2015. Like this? Find more differentiated classroomsecrets.com British Monarchy resources here. The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II – Beginner ©© Classroom Classroom Secrets Secrets Limited Limited 2016 2016 The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II Use the text to fill in the family tree. Queen Victoria In 1819, Victoria was born in London. She became Queen in 1837 aged just 18. Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840 and they had 9 children. Albert died in 1861 so Victoria moved away to Balmoral castle. Victoria reigned for a total of 63 years until her death in 1901. Edward 7th Edward was Victoria and Albert’s son and was born in 1841 in Buckingham Palace. After his mother died, Edward became king in 1901. Edward married Alexandra of Denmark and they had 6 children. He reigned for 9 years and died in 1910. George 5th George was born in 1865. George became king in 1910. He married Mary of Teck and they had 6 children. He reigned for 25 years and died in 1936 aged 70. Edward 8th In 1894, Edward was the first-born son of George and Mary. Edward became King in 1936 after his father died but chose to give up his title as King. This meant that his brother, the next heir, would become the King. He married Wallis Simpson and had no children. Edward reigned for 10 months and died in 1972. George 6th George, Edward’s brother, was born in 1895. It was a shock to become King so quickly. He married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and they had 2 daughters. He died in his sleep in 1952. He reigned for 15 years. Elizabeth 2nd Born in 1926, Elizabeth grew up in London. As a young child, Elizabeth could not say her name properly so was nicknamed ‘Lilibet’. Elizabeth married Prince Philip and had 4 children. At the moment, Elizabeth lives in Buckingham Palace and has reigned for a total of 65 years. Like this? Find more differentiated classroomsecrets.com British Monarchy resources here. © Classroom Secrets Limited 2016 The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II – Beginner The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Prince Albert Born: 1819 Married: 1840 Died: 1901 Died: 1861 Reign: 63 years Spouse: Queen Children: 9 Victoria Edward 7th Born: 1841 Died: 1910 Reign: 9 years Children: 6 George 5th Born: 1865 Died: 1936 Reign: 25 years Children: 6 George 6th Edward 8th Born: 1895 Born: 1894 Died: 1952 Died: 1972 Reign: 15 years Reign: 10 months Children: 2 Children: 0 Queen Elizabeth 2nd Did you know? Born: 1926 Queen Elizabeth is the UK’s Children: 4 longest reigning monarch. She Reign: 65 years overtook Queen Victoria’s 63 Nickname: years and 216 days on 9th Lilibet September 2015. Like this? Find more differentiated classroomsecrets.com British Monarchy resources here. © Classroom Secrets Limited 2016 The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II – Beginner ANSWERS The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II Use the text to fill in the family tree. Queen Victoria In 1819, Victoria was born in London. She became Queen in 1837 aged just 18. Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840 and they had 9 children. Albert died in 1861 so Victoria moved away to Balmoral castle. Victoria reigned for a total of 63 years until her death in 1901. Edward 7th Edward was Victoria and Albert’s son and was born in 1841 in Buckingham Palace. After his mother died, Edward became king in 1901. Edward married Alexandra of Denmark and they had 6 children. He reigned for 9 years and died in 1910. George 5th George was born in 1865. George became king in 1910. He married Mary of Teck and they had 6 children. He reigned for 25 years and died in 1936 aged 70. Edward 8th In 1894, Edward was the first-born son of George and Mary. Edward became King in 1936 after his father died but chose to give up his title as King. This meant that his brother, the next heir, would become the King. He married Wallis Simpson and had no children. Edward reigned for 10 months and died in 1972. George 6th George, Edward’s brother, was born in 1895. It was a shock to become King so quickly. He married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and they had 2 daughters. He died in his sleep in 1952. He reigned for 15 years. Elizabeth 2nd Born in 1926, Elizabeth grew up in London. As a young child, Elizabeth could not say her name properly so was nicknamed ‘Lilibet’. Elizabeth married Prince Philip and had 4 children. At the moment, Elizabeth lives in Buckingham Palace and has reigned for a total of 65 years. Like this? Find more differentiated classroomsecrets.com British Monarchy resources here. © Classroom Secrets Limited 2016 The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II – Beginner ANSWERS The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Prince Albert Born: __________________ Married: ______________ Died: __________________ Died: ___________________ Reign: _______ years Spouse: _______________ Children: ____________ ___________________________ Edward VII Born: __________________ Died: __________________ Reign: _______ years Children: ____________ George V Born: __________________ Died: __________________ Reign: _______ years Children: ____________ George VI Edward VIII Born: __________________ Born: __________________ Died: __________________ Died: __________________ Reign: _______ years Reign: _______ months Children: ____________ Children: ____________ Queen Elizabeth II Did you know? Born: __________________ Queen Elizabeth is the UK’s Children: _____________ longest reigning monarch. She Reign: _______ years overtook Queen Victoria’s 63 Nickname: years and 216 days on 9th __________________________ September 2015. Like this? Find more differentiated classroomsecrets.com British Monarchy resources here. © Classroom Secrets Limited 2016 The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II – Easy The Lineage of Queen Elizabeth II Use the text to fill in the family tree. Queen Victoria In 1819, Victoria was born in Kensington Palace in London. She became Queen in 1837 aged just 18. Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840 and they had 9 children. Albert died in 1861 so Victoria moved away to Balmoral castle. Victoria reigned for a total of 63 years until her death in 1901. Edward VII Edward was Victoria and Albert’s son and was born in 1841 in Buckingham Palace. After his mother died, Edward became king in 1901. Edward married Alexandra of Denmark and they had 6 children. He reigned for 9 years and died in 1910. George V George was born in 1865. He became King in 1910 after his brother died from a flu virus. He married Mary of Teck and they had 6 children. He reigned for 25 years and died in 1936 aged 70. Edward VIII In 1894, Edward was the first-born son of George and Mary. Edward became King in 1936 after his father died, but chose to give up his title as King.