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British History - Tudors Flashcards

1
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Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?

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CATHERINE OF ARAGON

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Who was Henry VIII’s last wife?

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CATHERINE PARR

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Henry Tudor took the throne as Henry VII after which battle of 22 August 1485?

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BOSWORTH

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Which of Henry VIII’s warships sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982?

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MARY ROSE

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Who did Edward VI nominate to succeed him in his will? She ruled for only nine days before being deposed by Mary I.

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LADY JANE GREY

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Who painted the portrait of Anne of Cleves upon which Henry VIII based his decision to marry her?

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HANS HOLBEIN

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Which King of France did Henry VIII meet on the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520?

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FRANCIS I

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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”?

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PERKIN WARBECK

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Captured by the French in January 1558 which city was England’s sole remaining possession on the European mainland?

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CALAIS

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Known as “the hammer of the monks” who organised the dissolution of the monasteries? He was executed for treason in 1540.

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THOMAS CROMWELL

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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”?

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TILBURY

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Which daughter of Edward IV did Henry VII marry thus uniting “York and Lancaster”?

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ELIZABETH (OF YORK)

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Which Cardinal was appointed Lord Chancellor by Henry VIII in 1515?

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THOMAS WOLSEY

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In which year did Mary I die during an outbreak of influenza?

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1558

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Which 1534 Act of Parliament declared that the sovereign is Supreme Head of the Church of England?

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ACT OF SUPREMACY

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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?

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ROUGH WOOING

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Who led “The Pilgrimage of Grace” in protest against England’s break with Rome and the Dissolution of the Monasteries?

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ROBERT ASKE

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18
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Henry VII’s daughter Mary married which king of Scotland in 1503?

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JAMES IV

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19
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After Henry VII pardoned Lambert Simnel he gave him a job in the royal kitchen as what? He later became a falconer.

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SPIT-TURNER

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What was the name of Henry VII’s first son and heir-apparent who died suddenly at Ludlow Castle in 1502?

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ARTHUR TUDOR

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21
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In which London palace did Edward VI die at the age of 15 on 6 July 1553?

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GREENWICH

22
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Who was executed for treason in 1601 after failing in a coup d’état against Elizabeth I?

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ROBERT DEVEREUX (2ND EARL OF ESSEX)

23
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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?

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ACTS OF UNIFORMITY

24
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Which Spanish nobleman led the Spanish Armada of 1588?

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DUKE OF MEDINA-SEDONIA

25
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In which year was Anne Boleyn beheaded?

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1536

26
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Foiled by Francis Walsingham which plot of 1586 led to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots?

A

BABINGTON PLOT

27
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Who led the rebellion of January and February 1554 against Queen Mary I’s plans to marry Philip of Spain?

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THOMAS WYATT

28
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Which battle ended the expedition of the Spanish Armada on 8 August 1588?

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GRAVELINES

29
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Who was burned at the stake for heresy in Oxford in 1555 alongside Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer?

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HUGH LATIMER

30
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At which battle was the army of the Pretender Lambert Simnel defeated?

A

STOKE FIELD

31
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Who did Walter Raleigh secretly marry in 1591?

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ELIZABETH (‘BESS’) THROCKMORTON

32
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Which of Henry VIII’s wives was the only one to be buried beside him?

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JANE SEYMOUR

33
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What was Lord Howard’s flag-ship which led the British fleet against the Spanish Armada?

A

ARK ROYAL

34
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In which country did Francis Drake die of dysentery in 1596?

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PANAMA

35
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Which court’s primary purpose was to hear political libel and treason cases? It sat at the Palace of Westminster until 1641.

A

STAR CHAMBER

36
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Which Catholic cardinal succeeded Thomas Cranmer as Archbishop of Canterbury? He was the last Catholic to hold the office.

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REGINALD POLE

37
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How many monasteries were dissolved between1536 and 1541?

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800

38
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Who organised the Yorkist rebellion of which Lambert Simnel was the figurehead?

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JOHN DE LA POLE (EARL OF LINCOLN)

39
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What allegedly were Henry VIII’s last words?

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“MONKS! MONKS! MONKS!”

40
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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.

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PINKIE CLEUGH

41
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Who was the ‘Holy Maid of Kent’ a nun who prophesied against the annulment of Henry VIII’s first marriage?

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ELIZABETH BARTON

42
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What was the alternative name for Greenwich Palace where Elizabeth I was born in 1533?

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PALACE OF PLACENTIA

43
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Which Bishop of Rochester was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1535 for denying the Royal Supremacy?

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JOHN FISHER

44
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What name was given to the Roman Catholic plot of 1570 to assassinate Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary I of Scotland?

A

RIDOLFI PLOT

45
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Who commanded the English army at the Battle of Flodden Field?

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THOMAS HOWARD EARL OF SURREY

46
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Kett’s rebellion was an enclosure-related revolt in which county in 1549?

A

NORFOLK

47
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Where did Catherine Howard marry Henry VIII on 28 July 1540?

A

OATLANDS PALACE

48
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Which clergyman was first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England? He was burned at the stake at Smithfield in 1555.

A

JOHN ROGERS

49
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Who succeeded Thomas More as Lord Chancellor in 1532?

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THOMAS AUDLEY

50
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By what “title” was Anne of Cleves known after her divorce from Henry VIII?

A

KING’S BELOVED SISTER

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