Literature Test Flashcards
Writers during this time were either _____for their work or ______for it
Celebrated; censured
Two writers put to death for falling out of favor with the ruler of their day
Sir Thomas Moore and sir Walter Raleigh
Who took the throne in 1485?
Henry Tudor (Henry VII)
Who did he arrange for his son to marry and why?
Catherine of Aragon; to create a political alliance with Spain.
Who was England’s greatest “new world” rival?
Spain
Who ended up marrying Catherine?
Henry the VIII because Arthur unexpectedly died
What did the friars sell in exchange for forgiveness of sin?
Indulgences
In 1517, who wrote the 95 thesis?
Martin Luther
What year did Henry VIII break off from Rome and declare himself head of Church of England?
1517
How many wives did Henry have?
Six
Who was his only son?
Edward VI.
When did Edward succeed him?
When he was 9
What age did Edward die?
15
Why is Mary called Bloody Mary?
When she took the throne, to avenge her mother, she brought back Roman Catholicism and persecuted Protestants
Who succeed Mary in 1558 when she died?
Elizabeth I
When did Elizabeth die and what did this mark the end of?
1603; the end of the Tudor dynasty
When was the English civil war
1640
Whose reign was the civil war under
Charles I
The English civil war pitted the _____ against supporters of _______.
Royalists; parliament
Who defeated the royalists in 1645
Oliver Cromwell
Parliament established a ________ where Cromwell was the head
Commonwealth
Who ruled at the start of the restoration?
Charles II
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Where and when did the renaissance begin
Italy in the 14th century
