Study the Life in the UK topics

Browse all five test topics. Each lesson explains the facts and how people, dates and events connect. Start at the beginning or choose a topic.

  1. 01

    The values and principles of the UK

    Your rights and responsibilities, and how people treat each other.

    5 lessons
    1. 01Five principles
    2. 02Responsibilities
    3. 03Freedoms and protections
    4. 04The citizenship pledge
    5. 05Test format and scope
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  2. 02

    What is the UK?

    The four UK countries, their capitals, and the difference between the UK and Great Britain.

    4 lessons
    1. 01Four countries in one state
    2. 02United Kingdom and Great Britain
    3. 03Crown dependencies
    4. 04Overseas territories
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  3. 03

    History of the UK

    How people, rulers and events changed Britain over time.

    13 lessons
    1. 01Prehistoric Britain
    2. 02Roman Britain
    3. 03Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
    4. 04The Norman Conquest
    5. 05Medieval rule and the Black Death
    6. 06Tudors, religion, and exploration
    7. 07Civil War and constitutional change
    8. 08Union and industrial change
    9. 09The slave trade and abolition
    10. 10Victorian Britain
    11. 11The world wars
    12. 12Britain after 1945
    13. 13Inventors and discoveries
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  4. 04

    Modern life in the UK

    Arts, faith, customs, sport and daily life across the UK.

    10 lessons
    1. 01Music and performance
    2. 02Theatre
    3. 03Art, architecture, and writing
    4. 04Festivals and customs
    5. 05Leisure and everyday life
    6. 06Places of interest
    7. 07Religion in the UK
    8. 08Sport and shared culture
    9. 09Nations, capitals, and languages
    10. 10Diversity and equality
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  5. 05

    Government, law, and everyday responsibilities

    How voting, government, courts and local services work.

    10 lessons
    1. 01Voting rights changed over time
    2. 02The British constitution
    3. 03The monarch
    4. 04Parliament
    5. 05Government and public services
    6. 06Devolution
    7. 07Rights, law, and courts
    8. 08Tax, driving, and everyday duties
    9. 09The UK and international organisations
    10. 10Contributing to community and environment
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People to remember

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