his part 1

Question 1

Name the king who ruled England from 1485 till 1509 and for how long did he rule.

Answer 1

Henry VII

Question 2

Name the battle that was fought between the first Tudor king and Richard III.

Answer 2

Battle of Bosworth

Question 3

What sort of a man was Henry VII?

Answer 3

A cautious man, who ruled wisely.

Question 4

When did Henry VII took over the throne?

Answer 4

1485

Question 5

When did Henry VII die?

Answer 5

1509

Question 6

Was Henry VII a Catholic or a Protestant?

Answer 6

Catholic

Question 7

Who was the surviving son of Henry VII who took over the throne after his father’s death?

Answer 7

Henry VIII

Question 8

‘He was a dangerous and a ruthless ruler’. Who was he?

Answer 8

Henry VIII

Question 9

‘Henry VIII protested against the power of the Pope’. How did he protest against his power?

Answer 9

making his own Protestant Church in England.

Question 10

How many years did Henry VIII rule England?

Answer 10

38 years

Question 11

Was Henry VIII a Catholic or a Protestant?

Answer 11

Protestant

Question 12

‘I am the only son of my father who became the king of England at the age of nine.’

Answer 12

Edward VI

Question 13

The lords who ruled in his name made huge
changes…

Answer 13

to bring in Protestant ideas.

Question 14

Edward VI ruled England for a period of six years. He ruled from…

Answer 14

1547 - 1553

Question 15

Name the fourth Tudor monarch who ruled England.

Answer 15

Mary I

Question 16

How long did she rule England?

Answer 16

5 years

Question 17

Henry VIII’s second daughter, a half-sister to Mary I was crowned as the queen of England in 1558.
Who is she?

Answer 17

Elizabeth I

Question 18

Who was the queen’s mother?

Answer 18

Anne Boleyn

Question 19

Queen Elizabeth I was crowned on————She ruled from—–for a period of—-years

Answer 19

Queen Elizabeth I was crowned on Thursday 17 November,1558. She ruled from 1558 – 1603, for a
period of 45 years.

Question 20

“Old Meg says, people knew what to believe when she was young”. What did they believe?

Answer 20

i) God is in heaven.
ii) The earth is flat.
iii) The Pope is head of the church.

Question 21

i) The foreigner named ———————
left ——-in a ship in ——-, discovered what they
called the ———–

Answer 21

i) The foreigner named Christopher Columbus
left Spain in a ship in 1492, discovered what they
called the New World.

Question 22

What was the New World?

Answer 22

The world was round, not flat.

Question 23

The King who ruled in 1492, have been a good king. Give reason.

Answer 23

Because there weren’t any wars and on the whole things didn’t change too much.

Question 24

Who was that fat old King who started all the real changes after Henry VII?

Answer 24

Henry VIII

Question 25

Who was his first wife?

Answer 25

Catherine

Question 26

She was a good Catholic queen and according to her who was the head of the Church?

Answer 26

Pope

Question 27

What was reason for her spouse to get rid of her?

Answer 27

She couldn’t have a son .

Question 28

The Pope said he couldn’t divorce her, so what did Henry do?

Answer 28

He listened to those wicked protestants from Germany like Martin Luther, who said kings should be head of the church, not popes.

Question 29

Henry VIII creates his own Church, divorces Catherine and marries another women. Whom did he marry?

Answer 29

Anne Boleyn

Question 30

Henry VIII closed down all the monasteries. Give reason.

Answer 30

He could take their money.

Question 31

Meg says that it was a terrible time. Why did she say so?

Answer 31

1. Poor people couldn’t get any help from the monks. 2.Protestants even put English bibles in the church. 3. Prices went up and up and they always seemed to be at war.

Question 32

Who was the new Protestant leader from Switzerland who gave new ideas?

Answer 32

John Calvin

Question 33

How did they spread the ideas?

Answer 33

From their fancy printing presses.

Question 34

Meg was still unhappy during Edward VI’s reign. Why was she unhappy? (three reasons)

Answer 34

1. Prices still went up. 2.There were beggars everywhere. 3. There were still at war.

Question 35

What happened to the Protestants during Queen Mary I’s reign?

Answer 35

The protestants left the country, kept quiet or got burned like the wood on that fire.

Question 36

Why was Meg happy to see the new queen and thought everything would get better?

Answer 36

She was a good catholic. She made the pope head of the church again.