Pages of British History

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Sir Christopher Wren Said I am going to dine with some men If anybody calls Say I am designing St. Pauls

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The origin of many English proverbs and idioms lie in the Middle English and connected with the great events in the history of England such as a Great Fire in London.

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Henry VIII is known as a pitiless tyrant who murdered his friends, advisors and wives. He was a man of learning and, in his youth, an accomplished athlete.

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Now sometimes old King Henry throws a spread For all his pals and gals, the ghostly crew. The axman carves the joints and cuts the bread When in walks Anne Boleyn to spoil the “do”

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Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of Rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Backed in a pie. When a pie was opened, They all began to sing, Now, wasn’t that a dainty dish To set before the King

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Piccadilly Circus is a fine street which has seen much history over the centuries. For generations Piccadilly has been the heart of London

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The poem “Queen Eleanor’s confession” gives us the description of the last hours of Eleanor’s life.

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Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot, I see no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot

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Brevity is the soul of wit ( краткость – душа таланта) “ Hamlet” without the Prince of Denmark ( «Гамлет» без Принца Датского. Яичница без яиц.) He jests at scars that never felt a wound ( Тот подсмеивается над рубцами, кто никогда не был ранен) Something is rotten in the state of Denmark (Подгнило что-то в Датском королевстве)

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Thomas Hardy’s poem “ The Roman Road”: The roman road runs straight and bare As the pale parting line in hair Across the health. And thoughtful men Contrast its days of now and then, And delve, and measure, and compare, Visioning on the vacant air Hemled legionaries who proudly rear The eagle as they pace again the Roman Road…