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Lucy
Travels
Educational Trip
English Royalty
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~ Castles are such
a common sight in England but have you ever wondered what
a castle actually is?
~ And who lived in it?
~ Today royalty including the queen of england still own several castles
like windsor castle and the famous Tower of London
~ Lets explore royal knights in shining armour and tales of princess castles
~ All pages suitable
for castle lessonplans, unit studies and general learning about english
castles and foreign equivalents
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What's
NEW
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English
Queens
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~ There has always
been unfaltering curiousity regarding the Queen of England.
~The English Monarchy preserves a feeling of romance, mystery and the
quintessential english castle would not be complete without its royal
inhabitants
Queen
Elizabeth II
One of the most amazing events witnessed in this century was the coronation
of Queen Elizabeth on June 2, 1953.
Can you just imagine the English Queen wandering through her English castles
in all her regality.
~ Queen Elizabeth head of the English Royalty is married to Philip.
~ Prince Philips official title is Prince of Greece and Denmark ,Duke
of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich
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Castles
for Rent
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Rent
a Castle - what a fun idea,
~ there are lots of castles that can actually be rented for special occassions,
imagine that , a whole castle for yourself, brilliant for an educational
field trip with groups of kids
and if renting is not enough how about Castles for Sale ! Giggle
now wouldn't that be something |
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Monarchy Line of English Royalty |
Educational
Travel Activities for Kids
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British Monarchy Line
The Kings and Queens of Great Britain since 1714
George I (1660-1727) 1714-1727
George II (1683-1760) 1727-1760
King George III (1738-1820) 1760-1820
King George IV (1762-1830) 1820-1830
King William IV (1765-1837) 1830-1837
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) 1837-1901
King Edward VII (1841-1910) 1901-1910
King George V (1865-1936) 1910-1936
King Edward VIII (1894-1972) 1936-abd.1936
King George VI (1895-1952) 1936-1952
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-) 1952-
The Current British Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
English Royalty
Elizabeth Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Queen Elizabeth is the daughter of George VI King of Great Britain
(1895-1952) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002)
She succeeded her father George VI King of Great Britain (
1895-February 6, 1952)
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Castle Theme
- learning about castles,
their inhabitants and ancient histories can turn any castle family vacation
into an educational travel tour with fun to boot
~ we love printing out castle facts before we go on castle vacations, create
kid travel jounrals and combine it all with our homeschooling life
~ Take a peek at Maya's favorite castle kids activities
~ it helps to print some kids activities as printable travel games for
the journey too , put them in a folder so they are all kept neatly together
and encourage the kids to make a kid trvel journal drawing their own castles
~ What
are castles
~ Castle Coloring Pages
~ Castle Clipart
~ Castle Poems
~ Castle Quotes
~ Learn about English Royalty
~ Parts of a Castle Terminology
~ Make
a Medieval Castle |
Travel
Games for Kids
with Castle Theme |
Kid
Castle Vacations
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Castle Games Online
if you have access to the internet on your castle vacation it will be
great fun to play some online castle games, even before your castle trip
it helps getting kids into the moos for your family vacation
~ Castle Board Games
castle board games are good to take as travel games too, keeping the
educational travel theme alive |
We
would love to hear your reviews of kid castle vacations, which is your favourite
castle and why? |
| Kid
Castle Vacation Adventure |
Spotting
English Royals on Castle Vacations
The English Queen still owns Windsor Castle and when you are on a castel
vacation tour nearby check out the flagpole. If the flag is raised up it
means the queen is in residence and you might be lucky to catch a glimpse
Medieval castles have always held a fascination with kids, so choosing a
Castle as your family vacation or even visiting a castle as an educational
field trup can really fuel their passion with some hands - on experience |
