Lesson video

Hello.

Welcome back to another lesson with me, Mrs. Chaudhary.

What's your name? Well, it's great to have you back.

I'm so excited to carry on learning all about Elizabeth II and what her life was like.

Some of our learning today is brand new, but don't worry, we've already learned so much about Elizabeth that this will only add on to what we already know.

So let's get started.

In our lesson today, we're going to learn about how Elizabeth II was the queen of four nations.

That's something new that we haven't learned yet.

By the end of the lesson, you'll be able to explain why Elizabeth II was the queen of four nations.

As always, let's take a look at our keywords that are going be in our lesson today.

This lesson has four keywords.

Four keywords.

Our first keyword is crowned.

My turn, crowned.

Your turn.

Good job.

Our second keyword today is coronation.

My turn, coronation.

Your turn.

Great.

Our third keyword is symbol.

My turn, symbol.

Your turn.

Fantastic.

And our fourth and final keyword today is Royal Coat of Arms. My turn, Royal Coat of Arms. Your turn.

Fantastic.

So those are our four keywords today that we'll find out about later on in our lesson.

Our lesson today is split into two parts.

Our first part will be all about important coronation objects, and the second part will be about the ruler of the United Kingdom.

So let's begin by finding out what the important coronation objects are.

As always, we take a look at this timeline to remind us about Elizabeth's life.

Do you remember what happened at the start of her life? In 1926, Elizabeth was born, that's right.

We learned about her life as a princess, how she was taught at home, about her cheeky and confident character.

We also learned some stories about her early childhood.

She then became queen in 1952.

We learned a bit about that in our last lesson, didn't we? She ruled as a queen for a very long time until she finally died in 2022.

Our lesson will carry on learning about this time in her life when she became the queen.

In our last lesson, we learned about how her father died and how she became the queen.

But now we're going to find out a bit more about the special event, the coronation.

Let's get started.

So when Elizabeth's father died, she became queen.

She became the queen of the United Kingdom.

Now, all kings and queens have a coronation.

That's one of our keywords today, coronation.

Well, a coronation is a grand event where the king or queen is crowned.

Hmm.

That's another one of our keywords today, crowned.

What clues in this picture tell you that Elizabeth is a queen? Hmm.

What clues tell you that she's a queen? Have a good look at that picture.

Maybe something she's wearing, perhaps something on her head.

Ah, yes, that's right, she's wearing a crown on her head, and that's a clue that she is a queen.

Now, a crown is a special hat that kings or queens wear.

Only kings or queens can wear a crown.

So when Elizabeth was given the crown at her coronation, she was crowned.

So remember, we learned that coronation is a special event.

Well, she was crowned.

The crown was given to her at the coronation, and that is what makes that event so special.

Can you spot Queen Elizabeth in the photo? Can you spot Elizabeth in this photograph? There's Queen Elizabeth, she's sitting down.

She's sitting with something on her head.

What does she have on her head? She has a crown.

That's right, she's wearing a crown on her head.

Elizabeth was crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

And remember, we've learned about the Archbishop of Canterbury before.

He's quite an important person.

He's the leader of the Church of England.

Can you spot the Archbishop of Canterbury in this photograph? Look at this photograph.

Can you spot him? Hmm, I'll give you a clue.

He's doing something very important and everybody is looking at him as he's doing this important thing.

Right, there he is.

There's the Archbishop of Canterbury and he's crowning, he's putting the crown on Elizabeth.

This photograph was from her coronation.

You can see what a special event it is by the number of people and how everybody is looking at this special moment.

They're all watching this special moment happen.

The king or queen is crowned when the crown is placed on their head.

Being crowned shows everyone who the new ruler is.

So everybody knows when this moment happens that this person with a crown on their head is the new ruler.

Wow, that was quite a lot to take in, so let's have a check for understanding.

What is a coronation? Is it A, when the king or queen has a birthday party? Is it B, when the king or queen goes away? Or is it C, when the king or queen is crowned? What is a coronation? Pause the video and have a think.

How did you get on with that? What is a coronation? What did you think? Well, let's do this together.

A coronation is when the king or queen is crowned.

That's right.

We looked at some photographs, didn't we, of the Archbishop of Canterbury placing a crown on Queen Elizabeth's head.

That is a photograph from a very special event, from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Let's move on.

Now at Elizabeth's coronation, there were lots of important objects.

Each coronation object is a symbol.

That's one of our keywords today.

And a symbol is when an object also represents something.

So a crown is a symbol of a king or queen.

This photograph shows Elizabeth holding the coronation objects, and we can see on her head she's wearing a crown because it's after she'd been crowned.

This is Elizabeth wearing the Imperial Crown.

The Imperial Crown is a symbol of the power that the king or queen has, because only the king or queen can wear it.

It's so special that only they can wear it.

So it's symbol of the power that they have.

The Imperial Crown is very heavy and expensive as it has lots of diamonds, rubies, and emeralds.

Let's take a closer look at it.

In this picture, you can see how beautifully decorated it is.

The Imperial Crown is part of the Crown Jewels, which are some of the United Kingdom's most important objects.

The Crown Jewels are kept in the Tower of London.

Have you seen the Crown Jewels before? I've seen the Crown Jewels before in the Tower of London.

They're guarded very safely, and they are beautiful.

The orb and the sceptre are also important coronation objects.

Let's start off with the orb.

So that's what Elizabeth is holding in this picture.

The orb represents God's power over the world.

Let's take a closer look at the orb.

Oh, you can see, it's a round ball.

It's like an orb.

That's called an orb.

And it's covered with some very special jewels going around it, and it's gold as well.

And at the top I see a symbol, a religious symbol.

And one we've learned about before in some of our lessons.

It's a symbol of Christianity, it's a cross.

The sceptre that Elizabeth is holding in her other hand symbolises the king or queen's power.

Let's take a closer look at it.

It's beautiful, isn't it? Look at it again, all the jewels on it.

So we know just like the orb and the crown, it's a very expensive and special object.

At the top of it, what do you see? Yes, again, we see the symbol of Christianity.

We see a cross at the top of it.

At the coronation, Elizabeth sat on the coronation chair.

This is a special chair that the king or queen sits on during the coronation.

There's a picture of what the coronation chair looks like.

So it's not a throne that kings and queens might sit on.

This is a very special chair that they only sit on during the coronation.

Underneath the coronation chair is the Stone of Scone.

It is an important symbol and it is very special to people in Scotland.

Scotland is part of the United Kingdom, so Elizabeth is also the ruler of Scotland.

The stone and the chair are symbols of power and royalty.

And I think because only the king or queen can sit on this chair, that's what makes it even more special, isn't it? The coronation spoon is also an important object and symbol.

During the coronation, the Archbishop of Canterbury uses it to pour special oil on the new king or queen.

Using the spoon to do this symbolises that God chose the king or queen to be the ruler.

So again, we are finding that there are lots of links, there are lots of connections, and there are lots of talk about Christianity and king and queen, and lots of links between God choosing the king or queen.

Let's have a check for understanding.

We've learned quite a bit about the important coronation objects, haven't we? So let's check in.

Now let's do a true or false activity.

True or false? A symbol is when an object also represents something.

Is that true or is that false? Pause the video and have a think.

How did you get on with that? Did you think it was true or false? Well, a symbol is when an object also represents something is true.

It is true, that's right.

So let's move on to the second part of our check for understanding.

So which one of these is right? Is it A, the crown is a symbol of power? Or is it B, the crown is just a fancy hat with no meaning? Which one is right? Pause the video and have a think.

Okay, let's find out what the right answer is.

It's A, the crown is a symbol of power.

So we've learned that a symbol is an object that represents something and the crown is a symbol of power.

So let's have an activity.

Let's have a task to see what we've learned so far.

I'd like you to explain to your partner what each important object symbolises.

So we have five important objects, five important coronation objects that we'd learned about in this lesson.

I'd like you to explain to your partner what they symbolise.

So we've got the Imperial Crown, we have the sceptre, the orb, the coronation chair and the Stone of Scone, and the coronation spoon.

Pause the video as you explain to your partner what each important object symbolises.

Welcome back.

How did you get on with that task? Alright, let's do it together.

So the first one, the Imperial Crown.

You might have said something like, the Imperial Crown symbolises the king or queen's power.

How about the second one, the sceptre? What might you have said about the sceptre? Perhaps you said the sceptre symbolises the king or queen's power.

Did you say something like that? How about the orb? What did you say about the orb? Maybe you said the orb symbolises God's power.

Remember we spoke about the cross on the top of the orb? How about the fourth coronation object? What did you say about that? Maybe you said the coronation chair and the Stone of Scone symbolises royalty and power.

And for the fifth and final object, what did you say? Maybe you said, the coronation spoon symbolises God's choice of the king or queen.

Remember, we learned about how special oil is poured from the spoon by the Archbishop of Canterbury onto the king or queen.

So those are the five important coronation objects that we have learnt about in our lesson today.

Let's move on.

Oh, we're now onto the second part of our lesson.

We're going to learn about the ruler of the United Kingdom.

Let's find out about the ruler of the United Kingdom.

Now, when Elizabeth was crowned at her coronation, she became the queen of four nations.

It's a painting of Elizabeth at her coronation and she's got some very important coronation objects, hasn't she, in this painting.

Can you guess which four nations she ruled? What is the name of the nation you live in? That might be a clue for what one of the four nations are.

Let's find out.

The four nations are England, Scotland, Wales, and there's one last one, Northern Ireland.

Those are the four nations.

Together, these nations form the United Kingdom.

Elizabeth was the queen of all four nations, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Wales.

Now let's have a check for understanding.

True or false? Elizabeth was the queen of four nations.

Is that statement true or false? Pause the video and have a think.

Elizabeth was the queen of four nations.

That statement is true.

Okay, let's move on to the second part of our check for understanding.

Hmm.

Which one of these is right? Is it A, Elizabeth was the Queen of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Or B, Elizabeth was the Queen of England, Wales, and Scotland.

Pause the video and have a think.

Elizabeth was the Queen of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

She was the queen of four nations.

Let's move on.

Now we're gonna find out about another one of our keywords, the Royal Coat of Arms. Now, the Royal Coat of Arms is a design which is a symbol of the royal family and the United Kingdom.

Elizabeth used the Royal Coat of Arms as a symbol to show she was the queen of four nations.

In the picture of the Royal Coat of Arms, we can see England being represented, symbolised on the Royal Coat of Arms. We can also see Northern Ireland being represented on the Royal Coat of Arms. That's a symbol for Northern Ireland.

And Scotland as well.

And England again.

So we can see England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland being represented on the Royal Coat of Arms. Hmm.

Here's a question for you.

Are all four nations represented on the Royal Coat of Arms? Can you see all four nations on the Royal Coat of Arms? Let's look at it again.

We can see England.

We can see England again.

Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Hmm.

Well, Wales is not on the Royal Coat of Arms, it isn't.

Wales has a different symbol compared to the other nations.

The symbol for Wales is the male heir to the throne.

He's called the Prince of Wales.

Who do you think the Prince of Wales was after Elizabeth was crowned? Hmm.

Who do you think the Prince of Wales was after Elizabeth was crowned? Can you remember the name of Elizabeth's son? Prince Charles.

Prince Charles.

There's a picture there, a photograph of Prince Charles with Queen Elizabeth.

He was the Prince of Wales.

So another check for understanding.

Who is the Prince of Wales? Is it A, the male heir to the throne, B, the female heir to the throne, or C, all the children of the king or queen? Who is the Prince of Wales? Pause the video and have a think.

So what did you think? Who did you think the Prince of Wales was? The Prince of Wales is the male heir to the throne.

That's right.

And Prince Charles was the Prince of Wales when Elizabeth II was queen.

Let's move on.

Time for another task.

It's time for our final task.

What I'd like you to do is label these parts of the Royal Coat of Arms with what they symbolise, and then complete the sentence at the bottom.

So take a close look at this picture of the Royal Coat of Arms. We've looked at it a few times, haven't we? And label it with what they symbolise and then complete the sentence at the bottom.

Pause the video and have a go.

Welcome back.

How did you get on with that task? Well, let's have a go at doing it together.

So let's label these parts of the Royal Coat of Arms. First we have England at the top.

Here we have the three lions that represent England.

Then you have the harp that represents Northern Ireland.

Then we have Scotland being represented by a lion.

And finally here again we have three lions which symbolise England.

And how about the sentence at the bottom? Did you manage to complete that? Well, let's do it together.

The Royal Coat of Arms was a symbol to show Elizabeth was queen of four nations, that's right.

Well done for having a go at that task.

Wow, and just like that, we have reached the end of our lesson.

Let's summarise what we learned about Elizabeth as a queen of four nations.

We discovered that at Elizabeth's coronation, many objects were used that hold great symbolism.

These were the coronation spoon, the coronation chair with the Stone of Scone, the orb and the sceptre, and the Imperial Crown.

These were very special objects with very special meanings that only the king or queen could wear.

When Elizabeth was crowned at her coronation, she became the queen of four nations, not just the Queen of England.

So she was the queen of the United Kingdom.

And do you remember what the United Kingdom is made up of? That's right, it's made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Elizabeth used the Royal Coat of Arms, which has symbols of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

The symbol for Wales is the male heir, called the Prince of Wales.

It has been wonderful learning with you today, and I'm looking forward to see what else we can discover about Elizabeth and what her life was like.

But it's goodbye for now.

I'll see you soon.