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Engineering an Empire – Britain

At it’s height, what fraction of the earth did the British Empire cover?

After Conquering England, what did William the Conquerer build?

For 700 years England had built with timber, but William used stone to build his castles/towers. Where did he import them from?

Which British ruler had legendary appetites?

What four things was he hungry for?

What did Henry VIII do when the pope refused him a divorce?

What name was given to King Henry VIII’s flagship?

What breakthrough in gunship design did this ship display?

How tall were the blast furnaces used to make the iron canons?

George III was defeated by a bunch of rebels from which

country?

What realm of technical superiority would catapult the British empire to global dominance?

What was Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s bold vision for his railway?

What was Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s greatest engineering marvel?

How accurate was the Big Ben clock tower?

What communication technology emerged during the time of Queen Victoria?

What engineering marvel did Joseph Bazalgette construct that relieved the city of London from the Cholera epidemics?

What type of bridge is the tower bridge?