Tudor unit 1

Question 1

Order of the Stuarts to Tudors

Answer 1

Henry VII
Henry the VIII
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
James I- 36 years old

Question 2

How did James I get the throne

Answer 2

Married Elizabeth I on her death bed as is the only living blood line direct to Henry VII

Question 3

James I religious beliefs

Answer 3

Raised Protestant despite mother Mary queen of Scot’s being Catholic
Ordered priest to leave country
Thought he had divine right if kings

Question 4

What is divine right of kings

Answer 4

Believed God had chosen him to be king

Question 5

Why did James I fall out with parliament

Answer 5

They refused to collect money for him so James I sent them home for 10 years and replaced them with his friends

Question 6

What did James rule before England

Answer 6

Scotland and he was very popular there
Kept the Scottish throne when he became king of England but was not popular there

Question 7

How long had James I been king when gunpowder plot happened

Answer 7

2 years

Question 8

When did the gunpowder plot happen

Answer 8

20th may 1605

Question 9

Why did gunpowder plot happen

Answer 9

They were catholics so didn’t t like being prosecuted for their religion

Question 10

Who came up with and executed the plot

Answer 10

Guy Fawkes

Question 11

How many barrels of gunpowder

Answer 11

30 under the house of Lords

Question 12

How did they get the gunpowder there

Answer 12

Rented a room under parliament and sent the barrels over in boats

Question 13

How did they get caught with the gunpowder

Answer 13

Fawkes was found asleep in the cellar surrounded by gunpowder

Question 14

When was Charles I born

Answer 14

1600

Question 15

When did Charles I become king

Answer 15

1625 when James I died

Question 16

Why did Charles fall out with parliament

Answer 16

Thought he had divine right of kings and discharged them for 11 years

Question 17

Why did Charles I do badly as king

Answer 17

Kept going to war and losing with France
Married French catholic

Question 18

What is ship tax

Answer 18

Old tax used to protect small coastal villages- Charles I raised it

Question 19

Did Charles I get along with Scotland

Answer 19

He angered them so they wanted his closest advisor as punishment

Question 20

Did Charles I get along with Ireland

Answer 20

They rebelled in 1641 so he needs money to get army

Question 21

Why does parliament raise an army

Answer 21

They don’t feel safe under his rule in 1642 and wouldn’t give him money to fight Ireland

Question 22

What did Charles I do to counter parliament’s army

Answer 22

Raised his own army
stormed parliament
doesn’t give them power

Question 23

Reason why people are royalist

Answer 23

He has divine right of kings
Parliament has to give him the money as god has chosen him

Question 24

Reason people are parliamentarians

Answer 24

The king only used them to collect taxes
Puritans unhappy that Charles married French catholic 1625 and think he is making the country catholic

Question 25

Economic reason for civil war

Answer 25

1643 king introduced ship tax and parliament said he didn’t have permission

Question 25

Civil war

Answer 25

A fight between a country

Question 26

Religious reasons for civil war

Answer 26

Only God could limit his lower as he had divine right of kings 1641 archbishop is arrested for treason

Question 27

Political reasons for civil war

Answer 27

John Pam published book of all his faults raised an army in 1642 Executed kings advisor 1642

Question 28

What were royalists called

Answer 28

Cavaliers

Question 29

What were parliamentarians called

Answer 29

Roundheads

Question 30

Who supported royalists

Answer 30

Rich people Merchants Lords

Question 31

Who supported parliamentarians

Answer 31

Puritans Poor farmers

Question 32

Who was leader of royalists

Answer 32

Charles I

Question 33

Who was leader of parliamentarians

Answer 33

Oliver Cromwell

Question 34

Where did execution of Charles I take place

Answer 34

Usually in Oxford put probably in London

Question 35

When did England have no monarchy

Answer 35

1649-1660

Question 36

What did Oliver Cromwell want

Answer 36

Democracy as he was a puritan

Question 37

How much did Oliver Cromwell get paid

Answer 37

10 million per year

Question 38

What did Oliver Cromwell divide the country into

Answer 38

11 districts *

Question 39

What did Oliver Cromwell ban

Answer 39

Holidays football theatres gambling swearing

Question 40

Who ran the districts

Answer 40

Major generals

Question 41

What did Oliver Cromwell call himself

Answer 41

Lord protector

Question 42

How did Oliver Cromwell make the country stronger

Answer 42

Feared by France snd Spain Ended a war with the Netherlands Fixed problems with Portugal

Question 43

What did Oliver Cromwell do in Ireland

Answer 43

Killed 5000 people who refused to support him

Question 44

What did people do when Charles II became king

Answer 44

They celebrated by a frost fair in 1683 when the Thames froze over and did everything that was banned

Question 45

What did people think caused the plague

Answer 45

Flees on rats Brought down by god for our sins

Question 46

When did the plague start

Answer 46

1665

Question 47

How many died because of the plague

Answer 47

100,000

Question 48

Why was the great fire of London good to stop the plague

Answer 48

Killed all of the rats so it couldn’t spread

Question 49

What day did the great fire if London begin

Answer 49

Sunday 2nd September 1666

Question 50

How soon was the fire of London after the plague

Answer 50

6 months

Question 51

Why did the fire spread so quickly

Answer 51

Houses had tar on roofs Houses were wooden Buildings were close no rain

Question 52

When was James I king

Answer 52

1603- 1625

Question 53

When was James I king of Scotland

Answer 53

1567- 1625

Question 54

When was Charles I king

Answer 54

1625- 1649