16th Century Northern Europe III: England Vocabulary

Question 1

Elizabethan Period

Answer 1

The period associated with Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, from 1558 to 1603, often considered to be the golden age in English history

Question 2

Hans Holbein the Younger

Answer 2

Court painter to Henry VIII

Question 3

Hardwick Hall

Answer 3

One of the most significant Elizabethan country houses in England

Question 4

King Henry VIII

Answer 4

King Henry VIII was a significant figure in the history of the English monarchy

Question 5

Levina Bening Teerlinc

Answer 5

Levina Bening Teerlinc was a Flemish miniaturist who served as a painter to the English court of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I

Question 6

Queen Elizabeth

Answer 6

Queen of England and Ireland from November 1558 until her death

Question 7

Robert Smythson

Answer 7

An English architect who designed a number of notable houses during the Elizabethan era

Question 8

Tudor Court

Answer 8

Refers to the Tudor family who ruled England for over one hundred years