British History - Tudors Flashcards
Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?
CATHERINE OF ARAGON
Who was Henry VIII’s last wife?
CATHERINE PARR
Henry Tudor took the throne as Henry VII after which battle of 22 August 1485?
BOSWORTH
Which of Henry VIII’s warships sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982?
MARY ROSE
Who did Edward VI nominate to succeed him in his will? She ruled for only nine days before being deposed by Mary I.
LADY JANE GREY
Who painted the portrait of Anne of Cleves upon which Henry VIII based his decision to marry her?
HANS HOLBEIN
Which King of France did Henry VIII meet on the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520?
FRANCIS I
Which of the Pretenders to Henry VII’s throne claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury Duke of York one of the “Princes in the Tower”?
PERKIN WARBECK
Captured by the French in January 1558 which city was England’s sole remaining possession on the European mainland?
CALAIS
Known as “the hammer of the monks” who organised the dissolution of the monasteries? He was executed for treason in 1540.
THOMAS CROMWELL
Where did Elizabeth I give her speech to the troops in 1588 which included the line “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king and of a king of England too”?
TILBURY
Which daughter of Edward IV did Henry VII marry thus uniting “York and Lancaster”?
ELIZABETH (OF YORK)
Which Cardinal was appointed Lord Chancellor by Henry VIII in 1515?
THOMAS WOLSEY
In which year did Mary I die during an outbreak of influenza?
1558
Which 1534 Act of Parliament declared that the sovereign is Supreme Head of the Church of England?
ACT OF SUPREMACY
What name was later given to the war fought by Henry VIII in an attempt to force the Scots to agree to a marriage between his son and the infant Mary Queen of Scots?
ROUGH WOOING
Who led “The Pilgrimage of Grace” in protest against England’s break with Rome and the Dissolution of the Monasteries?
ROBERT ASKE
Henry VII’s daughter Mary married which king of Scotland in 1503?
JAMES IV
After Henry VII pardoned Lambert Simnel he gave him a job in the royal kitchen as what? He later became a falconer.
SPIT-TURNER
What was the name of Henry VII’s first son and heir-apparent who died suddenly at Ludlow Castle in 1502?
ARTHUR TUDOR
In which London palace did Edward VI die at the age of 15 on 6 July 1553?
GREENWICH
Who was executed for treason in 1601 after failing in a coup d’état against Elizabeth I?
ROBERT DEVEREUX (2ND EARL OF ESSEX)
Which Acts of Parliament of 1549 1552 1559 and 1662 all had the basic object of establishing some sort of religious orthodoxy within the English church?
ACTS OF UNIFORMITY
Which Spanish nobleman led the Spanish Armada of 1588?
DUKE OF MEDINA-SEDONIA
In which year was Anne Boleyn beheaded?
1536
Foiled by Francis Walsingham which plot of 1586 led to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots?
BABINGTON PLOT
Who led the rebellion of January and February 1554 against Queen Mary I’s plans to marry Philip of Spain?
THOMAS WYATT
Which battle ended the expedition of the Spanish Armada on 8 August 1588?
GRAVELINES
Who was burned at the stake for heresy in Oxford in 1555 alongside Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer?
HUGH LATIMER
At which battle was the army of the Pretender Lambert Simnel defeated?
STOKE FIELD
Who did Walter Raleigh secretly marry in 1591?
ELIZABETH (‘BESS’) THROCKMORTON
Which of Henry VIII’s wives was the only one to be buried beside him?
JANE SEYMOUR
What was Lord Howard’s flag-ship which led the British fleet against the Spanish Armada?
ARK ROYAL
In which country did Francis Drake die of dysentery in 1596?
PANAMA
Which court’s primary purpose was to hear political libel and treason cases? It sat at the Palace of Westminster until 1641.
STAR CHAMBER
Which Catholic cardinal succeeded Thomas Cranmer as Archbishop of Canterbury? He was the last Catholic to hold the office.
REGINALD POLE
How many monasteries were dissolved between1536 and 1541?
800
Who organised the Yorkist rebellion of which Lambert Simnel was the figurehead?
JOHN DE LA POLE (EARL OF LINCOLN)
What allegedly were Henry VIII’s last words?
“MONKS! MONKS! MONKS!”
Which battle was fought by the River Esk in 1547? It was the last pitched battle to be fought between the Scottish and the English Royal armies.
PINKIE CLEUGH
Who was the ‘Holy Maid of Kent’ a nun who prophesied against the annulment of Henry VIII’s first marriage?
ELIZABETH BARTON
What was the alternative name for Greenwich Palace where Elizabeth I was born in 1533?
PALACE OF PLACENTIA
Which Bishop of Rochester was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1535 for denying the Royal Supremacy?
JOHN FISHER
What name was given to the Roman Catholic plot of 1570 to assassinate Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary I of Scotland?
RIDOLFI PLOT
Who commanded the English army at the Battle of Flodden Field?
THOMAS HOWARD EARL OF SURREY
Kett’s rebellion was an enclosure-related revolt in which county in 1549?
NORFOLK
Where did Catherine Howard marry Henry VIII on 28 July 1540?
OATLANDS PALACE
Which clergyman was first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England? He was burned at the stake at Smithfield in 1555.
JOHN ROGERS
Who succeeded Thomas More as Lord Chancellor in 1532?
THOMAS AUDLEY
By what “title” was Anne of Cleves known after her divorce from Henry VIII?
KING’S BELOVED SISTER
