Question | Answer |
Who was the first Tudor King? | King Henry VII |
When did Henry VIII rule England? | 1509 to 1547 |
Name Henry's six wives in order | Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleaves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr |
Who wrote the 95 theses, and when? | Martin Luther in 1517 |
Give the names and dates (when they ruled) of Henry VIII’s three children. | Edward VI - 1547 to 1553 Mary I - 1553 to 1558 Elizabeth - 1558 to 1603 |
List THREE differences between a Catholic and a Protestant Church. | Elaborate designs v plain wood Latin sermon v English sermon Expensive garments v cheap garments |
What was ‘the split with Rome’? | Henry wanted a divorce, so he split from Rome and started the CoE |
What was ‘The King’s Great Matter’? | Henry wanted a divorce and England was preoccupied with the political and religious questions attendant to what was called "the King's great matter." |
What is meant by the term ‘Dissolution of the Monasteries’? | Henry VIII disbanded Catholic Monasteries for both spiritual and financial reasons |
What do we mean by the terms ‘Machiavellian Prince’ and ‘Renaissance man’? | MP - being or acting in accordance with the principles of government analysed in Machiavelli's The Prince. RM - a man with many talents or areas of knowledge. |
Name THREE individuals who were prominent during the Renaissance and give an example of why each individual was important. | Michelangelo Da Vinci Machiavelli |
Who was Bloody Queen Mary? | Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon |
Who was Mary Queen of Scots? | Daughter of James V of Scotland |
Who led the Spanish Armada? In what year? | Phillip of Spain, in 1588 |
What happened in 1605? | The famous Gunpowder Plot |
List the causes of the English Civil War | - Charles married a French Catholic - He ruled without parliament for 11 years - The parliamentarians voiced their opinions of Charles |
Who was Prince Rupert? | Nephew of Charles I, sided against him in the Civil War |
Name a battle that took place during the English Civil War. | The battle of Marston Moor |
On what date was Charles I executed? | 30 Jan, 1649 |
What title did Oliver Cromwell take as ruler of England? | Lord protector of the Commonwealth |
What was the Restoration? | The Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Wars of the Three Kingdoms |
Who was King between 1660 and 1685? | Charles II |
Who was King between 1685 and 1688? | James II |
What was the ‘Glorious Revolution’? | when William of Orange took the English throne from James II in 1688. |
Who was the first Georgian King? | King George I |
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