History

Question 0

Why was the reformation set up?

Answer 0

The priests weren’t taught to read the bible, they were just taught cheap because the church didn’t want to spend money on them
No one could read the bible because it was in Latin and the church didn’t translate it
People only wanted to be priests for the money that they got
The monks were not properly educated
The church pretended to have sacred items and made people pay to see them
The church made people pay for their sins so that they would have a “definite place in Heaven”

Question 1

What does reformation mean?

Answer 1

To change or reform religion-changing from Roman Catholic religion to the Protestant religion

Question 2

Who led the Reformation?

Answer 2

Martin Luther

Question 3

What was the Ninety Five Theses?

Answer 3

The list of arguments that Martin Luther wrote about the Roman Catholic Church

Question 4

Who also supported the Reformation?

Answer 4

John Calvin

Question 5

What is heresy?

Answer 5

A controversial opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science

Question 6

What is the counter reformation?

Answer 6

Stop people leaving the Roman Catholic Church, and win back the people who have left

Question 7

What happened to people that were suspected of having Protestant beliefs?

Answer 7

They were questioned by a religious court of law

Many were tortured or burned at the stake if they refused to turn Catholic

Question 8

What countries were Protestant?

Answer 8

Rest of Scotland
England
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Bit of Ireland

Question 9

What countries were Catholic?

Answer 9

Ireland
Bit of Scotland
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy

Question 10

What countries were Catholic and Protestant?

Answer 10

Poland

Hungary

Question 11

What were the changes in the Protestant church?

Answer 11

New prayer book
Services in English
Priests allowed to marry
Decorations torn from churches

Question 12

Who were Henry’s wives?

Answer 12

Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr

Question 13

Who were Henry’s children?

Answer 13

Mary Tudor (Catherine of Aragon)
Elizabeth (Anne Boleyn)
Edward (Jane Seymour)
Edward, Mary, Elizabeth

Question 14

Who were Mary Queen of Scots’ husbands?

Answer 14

Francis(she was 15)
Lord Darnley(1565)
Earl of Bothwell(1567)

Question 15

Why and how was Rizzio murdered?

Answer 15

Darnley thought Mary was having an affair with Rizzio

Darnley, George Douglas and Lord Ruthven dragged Rizzio away and stabbed him 56 times

Question 16

What were Elizabeth’s problems with Mary Queen of Scots?

Answer 16

If Mary lived in England, English Catholics might be tempered to make her queen and rebel against Elizabeth
She could not refuse her cousin a place to stay
The French recognised Mary as Queen of England. Catholics did not recognise Henry’s second marriage and subsequent children as legitimate
Because Elizabeth was unmarried with no children, Mary was her heir

Question 17

Why couldn’t Elizabeth get rid of Mary?

Answer 17

If she sent her back to France, catholic powers there might try to invade England in an attempt to make Mary Queen
The easy way out would have been to execute Mary but she hadn’t committed any crimes in England

Question 18

What were the plots against Elizabeth?

Answer 18

1571 Ridolfi Plot
1572 Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
1584 William of Orange Assassination

Question 19

What was the Ridolfi plot against Elizabeth?

Answer 19

Ridolfi, an Italian, planned to marry Mary to the Duke of Norfolk and replace Elizabeth with Mary, as Queen.
Ridolfi was executed

Question 20

What was the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre?

Answer 20

This happened in France and was begun by the Guises, Mary’s French relatives

Question 21

What was the William of Orange Assassination?

Answer 21

William got assassinated. This frightened the English Government who wanted Mary to be executed

Question 22

Why were England and Spain rivals?

Answer 22

Spain was Catholic and England was Protestant
Elizabeth refused Philip’s proposal
Elizabeth helped Spain’s enemies in the Netherlands

Question 23

What were the causes of the Armada?

Answer 23

Philip got rejected by Elizabeth
Religious differences
English sailors stealing form Spanish treasure ships
Mary Queen of Scots’ execution
Francis Drake ruined their ships
Both wanted to claim the new world of America

Question 24

What were some events during the battle?

Answer 24

There was a big storm in the middle of it that the Spanish weren’t ready for
The Spanish got separated when the English sailed eight ignited ships towards them

Question 25

Why did the Armada fail?

Answer 25

Size of the ships
Weather(stormy)
Food/disease
No experience sailing
Communication with the Netherlands

Question 26

Why did the plantations happen?

Answer 26

To make the English empire even more powerful
To prevent England’s enemies from using Ireland as a base for attacking England
To gain gold and silver
To spread the Protestant faith
To provide land and opportunities for English and Scottish settlers
To gain vast areas of fertile land
To make Ireland loyal to the English crown
To avoid wars with the Irish
To civilise the Irish
To save government money

Question 27

Why did the plantations fail?

Answer 27

Thee weren’t enough settlers and there was constant attack from the native Irish
The land and climate were not as good as expected and attacks from Irish raiders made life difficult and dangerous for the settlers

Question 28

Who created the first plantations?

Answer 28

Mary Tudor

Question 29

Who created the Munster plantation?

Answer 29

Elizabeth

Question 30

What were all the plantations?

Answer 30

Laois/Offaly
Munster
Ulster