Advanced 3B

Two of Henry VIll's six wives were (e____d) , two he divorced. one died during childbirth, and the last one survived.

Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale were nurses famous for treating the (w____d) during the Crimean War.

Lee Harvey Oswald fired a single (b___t) at President John F. Kennedy's head and assassinated him.

Of the 2,200 people on board when the Titanic sank, there were only 700 (s___s)

The United Nations has had peace-keeping (f___s) in different 4 countries since 1948

Designed to protect the head, (h___s) were first worn in the 23rd century BC.

A (s___d) was used to protect a soldier's body until weapons using gunpowder made them obsolete.

Aung San Suu Kyi was (r____d) in 2010 after having been under house arrest since 1989.

Napoleon's army was (d____d) by the Russians during the Napoleonic Wars. He suffered huge losses mainly because of the cold weather and tactical errors.

The first (m___g___) was invented in 1718 and could fire nine shots in a minute.

(C___s) were first used in Europe in the 14th century. Originally, they were stone-filled cylinders that could be fired at the enemy.

A (s___r) is a soldier who usually works alone and specializes in shooting from very long distances. The word originates from the British occupation of India in the 1800s.

Excalibur is the legendary (s___d) belonging to King Arthur.

In 1066, King Harold was killed by an (a___w) which had been fired from a Norman bow.

In 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes attempted to (b___u_) the Houses of Parliament with barrels of gunpowder.

The total number of (c____s) (people killed or injured) caused directly by the First World War is 37.5 million.

After the siege of Constantinople in 1204, the Crusaders (l___d) the city and transferred its riches to Italy.

In the Middle Ages, (s___s) were predominantly used by foot soldiers. These men had to be strong and be very good at throwing.

On 8th December 1941, President Roosevelt (d____d) war on Japan following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the previous day.

Since the 1980s, it's believed that 90% of the victims of modern war are (c____s) (people who don't fight).