The Tudors And Stuarts

Question 1

Why did Henry VII deliberately strengthen the central administration of England and reduce the power of nobles after the Wars of the Roses?

Answer 1

Because he wanted to make sure England remained peaceful and his position as king was secure.

Question 2

True or false: King Henry VII was known for spending lavishly.

Answer 2

False. Henry VII was thrifty and built up the monarchy’s financial reserves.

Question 3

True or false: when Henry VII died his son Henry VIII decentralised power in England once again.

Answer 3

False. Henry VIII continued his father’s policy of centralising power.

Question 4

What two things was Henry VIII most famous for?

Answer 4

For breaking away from the Church of Rome and for marrying six times.

Question 5

Name the six wives of Henry VIII.

Answer 5

1. Catherine of Aragon
2. Anne Boleyn
3. Jane Seymour
4. Anne of Cleves
5. Catherine Howard
6. Catherine Parr

Question 6

Catherine of Aragon was a princess from where?

Answer 6

Spain

Question 7

True or false: Catherine of Aragon bore many children for Henry VIII who all had an equal right on the throne.

Answer 7

False. Catherine and Henry had a number of children, but only one, Mary survived.

Question 8

Why did Henry VIII divorce Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 8

Because she was too old to give him another child and he hoped another wife would give him a son to be his heir.

Question 9

From when till when was Henry VIII king of England?

Answer 9

From 21 April 1509 till his death on 28 January 1547

Question 10

Where was Anne Boleyn from?

Answer 10

She was English

Question 11

How many children did Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII have?

Answer 11

They had one daughter, Elizabeth.

Question 12

True or false: Anne Boleyn was very popular in the country.

Answer 12

False. She was very unpopular and was accused of taking lovers.

Question 13

How and where did Anne Boleyn die?

Answer 13

She was executed at the Tower of London.

Question 14

Did Henry VIII marry Jane Seymour before or after Anne Boleyn’s execution?

Answer 14

After

Question 15

Did Henry VIII and Jane Seymour have a son or a daughter? What was the child’s name?

Answer 15

They had a son called Edward.

Question 16

True or false: Jane Seymour died shortly after the birth of her son, Edward.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Anne Of Cleves was a princess from where?

Answer 17

Germany

Question 18

Why did Henry VIII marry Anne of Cleves?

Answer 18

For political reasons

Question 19

True or false: Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves’ marriage was short-lived.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Which previous wife of Henry VIII was his fifth wife Catherine Howard related to?

Answer 20

Anne Boleyn

Question 21

What happened to Catherine Howard?

Answer 21

She was accused of taking lovers and executed.

Question 22

Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth wife was a _____ who married Henry late in his life.

Answer 22

Widow

Question 23

Catherine Parr survived Henry VIII. Did she marry again after his death? What happened after?

Answer 23

She did marry again but she died soon after.

Question 24

Why did Henry VIII establish the Church of England?

Answer 24

Because the pope refused to give his approval for Henry VIII to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

Question 25

How was the Church of England initially different from the Church of Rome?

Answer 25

In the Church of England, the king, not the Pope, would have the power to appoint bishops and order how people should worship.

Question 26

While Henry VIII was establishing the Church of England, the Reformation was happening across Europe. What was the Reformation?

Answer 26

It was a movement against the authority of the Pope and the ideas and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 27

What happened during the Reformation?

Answer 27

The Protestants formed their own churches and the Bible in their own languages instead of Latin; they did not pray to saints or at shrines and believed that a person’s own relationship with God was more important than submitting to the authority of the Church.

Question 28

True or false: Protestant ideas didn’t gain strength in England, Wales and Scotland until the 18th century.

Answer 28

False, they gradually gained strength in England, Wales and Scotland in the 16th century.

Question 29

What happened when the English tried to impose Protestantism and the English system of laws about the inheritance of land in Ireland?

Answer 29

It led to rebellion from the Irish chieftains and brutal fighting thereafter.

Question 30

Which country became formally united with England during the relight of Henry VIII? What was the legislation that formalised it?

Answer 30

Wales, formalised by the Act for the Government of Wales.

Question 31

After Wales became formally united with England, the Welsh sent _______________ to the _____ of _______ and the Welsh _____ ______ was reformed.

Answer 31

1. Representatives 2. House 3. Commons 4. Legal system

Question 32

Who was Henry VIII succeeded by?

Answer 32

His son Edward VI

Question 33

True or false: Edward VI was strongly Protestant.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

What was the book called that was written to be used in the Church of England during Edward VI’s reign?

Answer 34

The Book of Common Prayer

Question 35

True or false: the Book of Common prayer is still used in some churches today.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

How many years did Edward VI rule for and how old was he when he died?

Answer 36

He died at 15, after ruling for just over six years.

Question 37

Who succeeded Edward VI?

Answer 37

His half-sister, Mary, daughter is Catherine of Aragon.

Question 38

Why was Queen Mary known as ‘Bloody Mary’?

Answer 38

Because she was a devout Catholic and persecuted Protestants.

Question 39

Queen Mary died after a short reign. Who was the monarch after her?

Answer 39

Her half-sister, Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.