Starter quiz
- What is a wedding?
- A party to celebrate someone's birthday
- A party to celebrate two people getting married ✓
- A party to celebrate someone starting school
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- How did people stay in touch during The Second World War?
- videocalling
- writing letters ✓
- telegram ✓
- emailing
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- Where was Elizabeth during the Second World War?
- England ✓
- Australia
- America
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- What was rationing?
- When everyone was given the same amount of something ✓
- When some people were given more of something and some people were given less
- When things were stopped being made
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- Order these events
- 1⇔Elizabeth was born in 1926
- 2⇔Elizabeth's father became king of England in 1936 when her uncle abdicated
- 3⇔Elizabeth became heir to the throne
- 4⇔The Second World War started in 1939
- A group of soldiers who fight for a country are called...
- a royal family
- a United Kingdom
- an army ✓
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Exit quiz
- What ended in 1945 that Elizabeth and everyone was happy about?
- First World War
- Second World War ✓
- Third World War
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- Who did Elizabeth write love letters to during the war?
- King George VI
- Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark ✓
- The Archbishop of Canterbury
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- What did Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark do during the Second World War?
- Serve in the British Army
- Serve in the German Army
- Serve in the Royal Navy ✓
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- Even though the war was over, what did Elizabeth use to pay for her wedding dress?
- Clothing rations ✓
- Gold and diamonds
- Lots of money
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- What does 'engaged' mean?
- When two people agree to fight eachother
- When two people agree to dance together
- When two people agree to marry eachother ✓
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- Where did Elizabeth and Philip marry on 20 November 1947?
- Westminster Abbey ✓
- Buckingham Palace
- Great Windsor Park
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The nation, and Elizabeth, rejoiced when the Second World War ended in 1945.
- Elizabeth had spent time during the war writing to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.
- They had met several times before the war, and during the conflict Philip served in the Royal Navy.
- They were engaged in 1947; even though the war was over Elizabeth had to save up clothing rations for her wedding dress.
- The couple were married in Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947.
Common misconception
Philip was always the Prince of Greece and Denmark.
Philip gave up his titles in 1947 so that he could marry Princess Elizabeth.
Keywords
Royal navy - the Royal Navy is an army that battles on the sea; it is made up of sailors, ships and submarines
Engaged - engaged means when two people agree to get married
Westminster abbey - Westminster Abbey is a church in London where many members of the royal family have got married
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