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Jayson Simmons, IV demonstrated the history of early England via a graphic time line using Power Point.  Starting with the Roman occupation, Delegate Simmons traced the history into World War II and included when Henry VIII taking over the church thereby creating the Anglican Church.
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Delegate Simmons’s question:  When was England founded as a country?
Delegate Derrick McCoy discussed Big Ben and the clock tower where it hangs; how and when it was cast; that it cracked because someone did not follow the bell designer’s specifications and used a hammer too large to strike its tone.  We all must remember that “Big Ben” refers to the bell hanging inside the tower that is famous for the name.
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Delegate McCoy’s question:  For whom is Big Ben named?
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The Globe Theater
Delegate Sara He discusses famous English people including writers, statesmen, and scientist including Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Sir Isaac Newton, and Sir Winston Churchill of World War II prominence.
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Delegate He’s question:  What was the famous theater in which Shakespeare’s plays were performed?
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The Globe Theater
Sir Benjamin Hall, Chief Lord of the Woods and Forests - for whom, after giving a lengthy speech on a proper name - someone exclaimed - name it after "Big Ben"
Sir Benjamin Hall, Chief Lord of the Woods and Forests - for whom, after giving a lengthy speech on a proper name - someone exclaimed - name it after "Big Ben"
1066 - after the Battle of Hastings
1066 - after the Battle of Hastings
Delegates taking notes and learning . . .
Delegates taking notes and learning . . .