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Victoria, Scotland and John Brown

I can describe Queen Victoria's relationship with Scotland.

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Year 2

Victoria, Scotland and John Brown

I can describe Queen Victoria's relationship with Scotland.

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Key learning points

  1. When Victoria became queen, she ruled England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
  2. In 1842, she was meant to go on holiday in Europe, but became ill so her advisers arranged for her to visit Scotland.
  3. Both she and Albert fell in love with Scotland, buying an estate at Balmoral and building their own castle there.
  4. When Albert died in 1861, Victoria was very sad. She was comforted by John Brown, a Scottish servant at Balmoral.

Keywords

  • Europe - Europe is a continent that is between Asia and the Atlantic Ocean and is north of the Mediterranean Sea

  • Estate - a piece of land with a large house on it is called an estate

Common misconception

Pupils can struggle with the fact that the United Kingdom is a country made up of four separate smaller countries. Furthermore we also refer to Great Britain - which can again be confusing for pupils.

The UK's full name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland make up the UK. Great Britain is only the mainland countries of England, Wales and Scotland that share land borders.

Pupils could do some more research for example finding out about other royal residences or castles in different parts of the UK as well as finding out about Balmoral in this lesson. If you are lucky enough to have a castle nearby, how about organising a learning visit?
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Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
The Great Exhibition was in...
1651
1751
Correct answer: 1851
Q2.
The Crystal was built for the Great Exhibition.
Correct Answer: Palace, palace
Q3.
The Great Exhibition was for people to show off their new….
dogs
clothes
Correct answer: inventions
Q4.
Queen opened the Great Exhibition.
Correct Answer: Victoria, victoria
Q5.
Six million people visited the Great Exhibition in __________ months.
Correct answer: six
eight
ten
Q6.
The same Crystal Palace still exists today.
True
Correct answer: False

6 Questions

Q1.
Which countries did Victoria rule over?
Correct answer: Scotland
Correct answer: England
Correct answer: Northern Ireland
Correct answer: Wales
Q2.
A piece of land with a large house on it is called an...
empire
Correct answer: estate
Europe
Q3.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert did not like being in Scotland.
True
Correct answer: False
Q4.
What was the name of the estate that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought in Scotland?
Correct answer: Balmoral
Buckingham
Windsor
Q5.
Victoria was very sad when Albert died in…
1761
Correct answer: 1861
1961
Q6.
Victoria became good friends with a man named John Brown after Albert died.
Correct Answer: Scottish, scottish, scotland, Scotland

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