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What five fundamental principles underpin British life?
Democracy; the rule of law; individual liberty; tolerance of different faiths and beliefs; participation in community life.
What does the rule of law mean?
Everyone, including the government, must obey the law.
What does individual liberty mean?
People may make their own choices, provided they respect the law and the rights of others.
Is there a place for extremism or intolerance in British society?
No.
What must residents do regarding the law?
Respect and obey it.
How should residents treat other people's opinions?
Respect their right to hold their own opinions.
What personal and family responsibility is expected of residents?
Look after themselves and their families.
What environmental responsibility is expected of residents?
Look after the area where they live and the environment.
What freedoms does the UK offer concerning belief and expression?
Freedom of belief and religion, and freedom of speech.
What protection does the UK offer against discrimination?
Freedom from unfair discrimination.
What legal right does the UK offer someone accused of wrongdoing?
The right to a fair trial.
What democratic right does the UK offer eligible citizens?
The right to participate in electing a government.
What two broad requirements demonstrate knowledge for settlement or citizenship?
English speaking/listening ability and knowledge of life in the UK.
At what CEFR level is English normally required?
B1 speaking and listening, equivalent to ESOL Entry Level 3.
How many questions are in the Life in the UK test?
24.
What score is required to pass the test?
At least 75%, normally 18 of 24 questions.
In which languages may the test normally be taken?
English, with arrangements available for Welsh or Scottish Gaelic.
Where must the test be taken?
At an approved Life in the UK test centre.
What does a new citizen pledge to uphold?
The UK's rights and freedoms, democratic values, laws, duties and obligations.
What four countries make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What is the UK's official full name?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Which countries form Great Britain?
England, Scotland and Wales.
Is the Republic of Ireland part of the UK?
No; it is an independent country.
What are the Crown Dependencies?
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Are the Crown Dependencies part of the UK?
No; they are closely linked to the UK but have their own governments.
Give two examples of British overseas territories.
The Falkland Islands and St Helena.
Are British overseas territories part of the UK?
No; they are linked to the UK but are not part of it.
Where does the UK Parliament sit?
Westminster, London.
Which parts of the UK have devolved legislatures?
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What were the earliest people in Britain?
Stone Age hunter-gatherers.
When did Britain become permanently separated from continental Europe?
About 10,000 years ago.
When did the first farmers arrive in Britain?
About 6,000 years ago.
Where is Stonehenge?
Wiltshire, England.
What was Stonehenge probably used for?
Seasonal ceremonies and gatherings.
What is Skara Brae?
A very well-preserved prehistoric village on Orkney, Scotland.
When did the Bronze Age begin in Britain?
About 4,000 years ago.
What were Bronze Age burial mounds called?
Round barrows.
What type of defended settlements were used in the Iron Age?
Hill forts.
Where is Maiden Castle?
Dorset, England.
What language family did Iron Age Britons speak?
The Celtic language family.
Who produced the first coins minted in Britain?
Iron Age people.
Who led an unsuccessful Roman invasion in 55 BC?
Julius Caesar.
Who successfully invaded Britain in AD 43?
Emperor Claudius.
Who was Boudicca?
Queen of the Iceni, who led resistance against the Romans.
Why was Hadrian's Wall built?
To keep out the Picts in the north.
How long did the Romans remain in Britain?
About 400 years.
What did the Romans introduce or develop in Britain?
Roads, public buildings, a legal structure, and new plants and animals.
When did early Christian communities appear in Roman Britain?
During the third and fourth centuries AD.
When did the Roman army leave Britain?
AD 410.
Which three peoples invaded after the Romans left?
The Jutes, Angles and Saxons.
What is the linguistic legacy of the Anglo-Saxons?
Their languages form the basis of modern English.
What is Sutton Hoo famous for?
An Anglo-Saxon king's ship burial with treasure and armour.
Who spread Christianity in northern Britain?
Irish missionaries, including St Patrick and St Columba.
What did St Columba establish?
A monastery on Iona.
Who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
St Augustine.
Where did the Vikings come from?
Denmark and Norway.
When did Vikings first raid Britain?
AD 789.
Who defeated the Vikings and united Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?
King Alfred the Great.
What was the Danelaw?
The area of eastern and northern England where many Vikings settled.
Who was the first Danish king of England?
Cnut, also called Canute.
Who united people in northern Scotland against Viking attacks?
Kenneth MacAlpin.
What happened at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
William of Normandy defeated and killed King Harold.
What title is William of Normandy known by?
William the Conqueror.
What depicts the Norman Conquest?
The Bayeux Tapestry.
What was England's last successful foreign invasion?
The Norman Conquest of 1066.
What was the Domesday Book?
William's survey of settlements, people, land ownership and livestock in England.
What years broadly define the Middle Ages?
From the end of the Roman Empire in AD 476 to 1485.
What did the Statute of Rhuddlan do in 1284?
It annexed Wales to the Crown of England.
Which king introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan?
Edward I of England.
Who defeated the English at Bannockburn in 1314?
The Scots led by Robert the Bruce.
What was the Pale?
The area around Dublin controlled by the English in medieval Ireland.
What were the Crusades?
Wars in which European Christians fought for control of the Holy Land.
How long did the Hundred Years War actually last?
116 years.
What happened at Agincourt in 1415?
Henry V's outnumbered English army defeated the French.
What was feudalism?
A system in which the king granted land to lords in return for military support.
Who were serfs?
Peasants who worked their lord's land and could not freely move away.
When did the Black Death reach Britain?
1348.
What proportion of England's population died in the Black Death?
About one third.
What social changes followed the Black Death?
Labour shortages, higher wages, growth of the gentry and middle class, and movement into towns.
What was Magna Carta?
A charter of rights agreed by King John in 1215.
What central principle did Magna Carta establish?
Even the monarch is subject to the law.
What two Houses developed in the English Parliament?
The House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Who sat in the medieval House of Lords?
Nobles, great landowners and bishops.
Who sat in the medieval House of Commons?
Knights, smaller landowners and wealthy townspeople.
What were the three Estates of the Scottish Parliament?
Lords, commons and clergy.
How did English common law develop?
Through precedent and tradition.
How was Scottish law developed differently?
It was codified, meaning written down.
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer.
Who introduced printing with a printing press to England?
William Caxton.
Who wrote The Bruce?
John Barbour, in the Scots language.
What was England's important medieval export?
Wool.
Which families fought the Wars of the Roses?
The House of Lancaster and the House of York.
What were the symbols of Lancaster and York?
Lancaster used a red rose; York used a white rose.
Where and when did the Wars of the Roses end?
At Bosworth Field in 1485.
Who defeated Richard III and became Henry VII?
Henry Tudor.
Who founded the House of Tudor?
Henry VII.
Why is Henry VIII especially remembered?
For breaking with Rome and marrying six times.
Name Henry VIII's six wives in order.
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr.
Which wife was mother of Mary I?
Catherine of Aragon.
Which wife was mother of Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn.