The UK Today
The country whose government is based in London
What is the United Kingdom?
The Romans built these to move soldiers quickly across Britain
What are roads?
The head of state in the United Kingdom
Who is the king?
The name of the empire where the sun never sets.
What is the British Empire?
The organisation made up of many former British colonies
What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
The current king of the United Kingdom
Who is King Charles III?
The group that invaded Britain after the Romans left
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
The elected part of the UK Parliament
What is the House of Commons?
One continent where Britain had many colonies
What is Africa / Asia / the Americas?
The number of countries in the Commonwealth today
What is 56?
The role of the Prime Minister in the UK
What is leading the government and choosing ministers?
The invaders who introduced Christianity to Britain
Who were the Romans?
The part of Parliament that reviews and suggests changes to laws
What is the House of Lords?
When the British Empire was at its largest
What is the early 20th century?
The 1949 declaration that allowed republics to stay in the Commonwealth
What is the London Declaration?
The type of political system the UK has today
What is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy?
The Viking activity of attacking coastal towns and monasteries
What is raiding?
What Parliament does with proposed laws
What is debating, changing and passing laws?
What happened to the empire after World War II
What is decolonisation and independence?
The current Head of the Commonwealth
Who is King Charles III?
The four countries that make up the United Kingdom.
What are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
One important way the Norman invasion in 1066 changed England
What is that they changed the rulers, language and system of power?
The main difference between the monarch and the government
What is that the monarch is ceremonial and the government holds power?
One negative effect of the British Empire
What is exploitation or conflict?
Two areas the Commonwealth countries cooperate on today
What are democracy, human rights, education or climate change?