key words

Question 1

Act of attainder

Answer 1

An act passed by parliament against traitors, that took away their land and their families land

Question 2

Alms

Answer 2

Money, food or other donations given as charity to the poor

Question 3

Anti enclosure legislation

Answer 3

Laws designed to prevent the enclosure of common land

Question 4

Arogonese faction

Answer 4

Supporters of Henry VIII’s queen, Catherine of Aragon. After their divorce, a group of her followers put pressure on Henry to ensure that her daughter Mary Tudor was restored to the line of succession.

Question 5

Armada

Answer 5

The naval invasion force sent by Phillip II of Spain to invade England in 1588.

Question 6

Articles

Answer 6

A list of grievances drawn up by rebels.

Question 7

Bailiffs

Answer 7

The agent of a landlord, responsible for running estates

Question 8

Bigod’s rising

Answer 8

The rising in 1537, marking the final part of the Pilgrimage of Grace. The number of rebels that rose were much smaller than in 1536, allowing Henry to crush the rebellion with ease and ignore his earlier promises

Question 9

Act in restraint of appeals

Answer 9

passed in 1533- started to transfer the powers of the pope to the king, making him head of the church

Question 10

act of six articles

Answer 10

upheld the catholic faith - remained in force until 1547

Question 11

act of uniformity

Answer 11

an act that enforced the protestant prayer book - first introduced in 1549, modified in 1552/1559. imposed punishments on the people who did not conform

Question 12

benefit of clergy

Answer 12

the priveledge of exemption from trial by a secular court, that was allowed in cases of felony to the clergy / anyone that could read a passage from the scriptures

Question 13

bonds and recognisances

Answer 13

bond- written obligation binding one person to another (usually the crown) to perform a specialised action / pay a sum of money - a recongnisance aknowledged that someone was bound to fulfil a commitment.

Question 14

bull of excommunication

Answer 14

in 1570 the pope issued a bull of excommunication, freeing catholics from obeying elizabeth / allowing them to overthrow her.

Question 15

bonds of allegiance

Answer 15

financial / legal penalities imposed on rebels and anyone doubtful of allegiance.

Question 16

cade’s rebellion

Answer 16

jack cade led a revolt in kent that briefly occupied london, before being defeated in battle. the rebels were protesting at high tax / government incompetence.

Question 17

catechism and prymer

Answer 17

catechism - a book of basic religious instructions in the form of questions and answers.
prymer - elementary book of religious instructions

Question 18

chantries

Answer 18

chapels where prayers for the souls of the dead were said, abolished in 1547

Question 19

commissions of array

Answer 19

authority given by the crown to nobles to raise troops