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This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Checking Out Me History Historical events and people Subject:English Age groups:12–14, 15–16 Topic:Poetry EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2015 Source | This resource was originally developed by EAL Nexus.
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Lord Nelson: a commander in the British navy, famous for his victories over the French in the Napoleonic wars of the 18th century. 1
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Dick Whittington: a boy who went to London with his cat to seek his fortune (to become rich). 2
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Shaka: one of the most important Zulu kings of Southern Africa (1816-1828). 3
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Christopher Columbus: the first European to discover the Caribbean, in 1492. 4
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1066: The Battle of Hastings – England lost against France. 5
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Old King Cole: a British nursery rhyme, first recorded in 1709. 6
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Nanny of the Maroons: a leader of the Jamaican Maroons, communities from West Africa who fought back against slavery. 7
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The Battle of Waterloo: Great Britain won a battle against the French leader Napoleon in 1815. 8
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Robin Hood: a hero from old English legends (stories), known for robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. 9
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‘Hey! diddle diddle’ is a British nursery rhyme by Mother Goose. 10
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Toussaint L’Ouverture: the leader of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804), which ended slavery and led to the creation of the Republic of Haiti. 11
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Florence Nightingale: a British nurse who served in the Crimean War (1854-1856) and had a great influence on nursing in the UK. 12
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The rubber balloon was invented by Michael Faraday in 1824. 13
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The Caribs and the Arawaks: original, indigenous people of the Caribbean and South America. They were some of the first people Christopher Columbus met there in 1492. 14
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Mary Seacole: a dual heritage Jamaican nurse who volunteered in the Crimean War (1854-1856). 15
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African and Caribbean history
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European history
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Nursery rhymes and stories
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