B. If false, why is it false?
You have now completed part A of this exercise. Some of the sentences were false. Find out why with the explanations below:
- 2. The entire area of Greenwich has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1997.
False - Only an area known as Maritime Greenwich is designated as a World Heritage Site.
- 3. Greenwich didn’t become a popular royal residence until the Tudor period, from 1485 to 1603.
False - It has been a popular royal residence for hundreds of years before then.
- 6. Henry VIII was born in the Palace of Placentia and married all six of his wives there.
False - He married only two of his six wives there.
- 7. He was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.
False - His daughter Elizabeth I was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.
- 10. Greenwich Mean Time is the international standard of civil time today.
False - It was the international standard of civil time until 1972, when it was replaced by Coordinated Universal Time.
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