Folder 3 - We didn't start the fire Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice cards covering historical nouns, verbs, and adjectives from the 'We Didn't Start the Fire' lecture notes, including terms related to the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

The __________ lasted for several days.

battle

The __________ spreads quickly through the town.

disease

Many people worked in the __________.

factory

The American __________ of Venezuela caused unrest.

takeover

Soldiers hid in a __________ during the attack.

trench

__________ was common in World War I.

trench warfare

John McCrae wrote a __________ about the war.

poem

The __________ spoke to the nation.

prime minister

The __________ travelled across the world.

sailor

The __________ ruled for many years.

monarch

He decided to __________ his wife.

to divorce

The queen __________ the country wisely.

to rule

The students will __________ at school.

to perform (a play)

The __________ soldier helped his friends.

brave

The __________ owned many factories.

corporation

The interview was __________ on TV.

to broadcast

The king ordered his enemies to __________ the prisoner.

to behead

Elizabeth ruled during a famous __________.

era

Her __________ did not treat her well.

stepmother

The __________ against the queen failed.

plot

She took the __________ at a young age.

throne

She had a difficult relationship with her __________.

sibling

Her __________ was "The Virgin Queen".

nickname

He said a __________ for peace.

prayer

That __________ changed history.

event

He __________ her of treason.

to accuse (of)

She __________ her father as queen.

to succeed

They __________ the prisoner.

to release

The army __________ the enemy.

to defeat

They __________ him in the Tower.

to imprison

Many people __________ the queen.

to support

She tried to __________ conflict.

to avoid

He __________ a serious crime.

to commit (a crime)

He behaved __________ at court.

inappropriately

She had __________ political views.

moderate

He was the __________ heir.

legitimate

The __________ controlled many lands.

empire

The __________ depended on the mother country.

colony

The __________ changed the government.

revolution

People voted in the __________.

election

The __________ of the wheel improved daily life.

invention

The __________ ended the fighting.

ceasefire

The __________ began at dawn.

invasion

We visited an old __________.

abbey

The archer shot an __________.

arrow

The __________ stood on a hill.

castle

The museum has a new __________.

exhibit

A __________ surrounded the castle.

moat

The soldiers stood on the __________.

battlements

He is a __________ of the king.

descendant

The __________ ruled a large empire.

emperor

She talked about her __________.

ancestor

A __________ is one thousand years.

millennium

A __________ is one hundred years.

century

They __________ the city in $1200$.

to found

__________ castles are impressive.

medieval

__________ art can be surprising.

contemporary

The state __________ the criminal.

to prosecute

To __________, I think he is a hero.

sum up

The __________ will become the next ruler.

heir

A __________ protected the gate.

guard

The __________ took place in the capital.

coronation

The king __________ the traitor.

to punish

He __________ his friend.

to betray

They were __________ of the stranger.

suspicious

It was a __________ path.

treacherous