Succession
Rob and Stephen talk about new changes to ancient laws about succession in the British monarchy.
The question is: This is a royal question! Can you tell me which King did the current British Queen, Queen Elizabeth the Second, succeed? Was it:
a) King George the Fifth
b) King George the Sixth
c) King Edward the Eighth
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
-The vocabulary to understand the text is:
succession
act or process of following in order or sequence
monarch
a king or queen who reigns over a country
abdicates
gives up a position of being a king or a queen
outdated
no longer useful or relevant
approval
a positive opinion of someone or something
dominance
preference of something or someone over other similar things or persons
ruled out
prevented from happening or from being possible
historic
important in history
reforms
changes and improvements to the law, social system or institution
implementing
carrying out a plan, system or law
