Part 1 - 30 Questions Flashcards
What was the name of Henry VIII’s mother?
Elizabeth of York
Where was Martin Luther born?
Eisleben, Germany
What was the King’s Great Matter?
The divorce from Catherine of Aragon
Before Prince Arthur died, what was Henry VIII’s title?
Henry Duke of York
What and when was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
A popular uprising in Yorkshire protesting against Henry VIII’s break from Rome, in 1536.
What was the surname of the Holy Roman Emperors?
Habsburg
Name the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury?
Thomas Cranmer
Who was Edward VI engaged to marry?
Mary Queen of Scots
How many years older than her husband was Mary I?
11
Who did Mary I make Archbishop of Canterbury (still the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury)?
Cardinal Reginald Pole
How old was Elizabeth I when she died?
69
What was the most common career of the Protestants killed by Mary I?
Craftsmen / Merchant
How many times was Elizabeth married?
None!!!
In Elizabeth’s reign, who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate (sail around) the world?
Sir Francis Drake
Elizabeth traded raw materials to the Muslim Ottoman Empire, causing horror in Christian Europe. Apart from the money, why was she willing to trade with them?
She was scared of Spain, who were enemies of the Ottomans.
What was the name of the French Protestants?
Huguenots.
Who was James I’s wife?
Anne of Denmark.
Who was the first husband of Mary Queen of Scots?
Francis / François II of France
Which of Shakespeare’s plays was written first, Julius Caesar or Richard III?
Richard III (1592); Julius Caesar (1599)
What was the Ridolfi Plot trying to do?
Free the Duke of Norfolk and Mary Queen of Scots, kill Elizabeth and bring back Catholicism.
What was the difference between English Protestants, like Elizabeth I, and Scottish Protestants like John Knox?
English were Anglicans, had bishops and the monarch was the head of the church. The Scots were Presbyterians, no bishops and the monarch was not the head of the church.
How did James I have a claim to the English throne?
His grandmother was Henry VIII’s oldest sister Margaret.
Which school did Guy Fawkes attend?
St. Peter’s in York
Who was the famous husband of Princess Henrietta Maria of France?
Charles I
What happened first, the Great Fire of London or the Great Plague?
Plague 1665 - Great Fire of London 1666
What does Renaissance actually mean?
Rebirth
What nationality was the great humanist writer Desiderius Erasmus?
Dutch
What did Leo X, the Pope when when Germany broke from Rome, and Clement VII, the Pope when England broke from Rome, have in common?
They were both from the Medici family. They were cousins!
In Rome, which cathedral is the official seat of the bishop of Rome (i.e. The Pope)?
St. John Lateran
Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling in Rome?
Michaelangelo Buonarotti
