The Big Fat Test

Question 1

Who was the 12th century queen who was never crowned?

Answer 1

Matilda

Question 2

When did Henry VIII come to the throne and what was his age at the time?

Answer 2

1509-17yr and 10 months

Question 3

Approximately how much did Henry VII leave his son ?

Answer 3

Approx 2million (1.8)

Question 4

How many bonds did Henry cancel almost immediately?

Answer 4

175

Question 5

Which King had been victorious against the French in1415 did Henry look to emulate ?

Answer 5

Henry V

Question 6

What did Henry need a papal dispensation for in 1509?

Answer 6

Marriage to Catherine of Aragon

Question 7

Where was Henry’s first campaign launched to in 1512?

Answer 7

South west France - Aquataine

Question 8

Who were the two councillors from Henry VIIS reign who encouraged Henry to pursue the cautious policies of his father?

Answer 8

Werham and fox

Question 9

What was the Royal revenue in 1509 per an ?

Answer 9

£110000

Question 10

How many men did Henry personally lead across the Chanel in the 1513 campaign?

Answer 10

30 000

Question 11

Which two cities did the English capture in France in 1513?

Answer 11

Therouanne and Tournai

Question 12

How much did the campaigns of 1512/13 cost Henry ?

Answer 12

£960 000

Question 13

Who was wolseys patron who argued against war with France ?

Answer 13

Richard fox

Question 14

What were the two functions of parliament?

Answer 14

Pass laws and raising money for the crown

Question 15

What gift did Catherine of Aragon give to Henry after his return from France in 1513?

Answer 15

Bloody cloak of James IV of Scotland

Question 16

What title did Charles Brandon get during the series of promotions Henry gave out ?

Answer 16

Duke of Suffolk

Question 17

Name two educational institutes founded by Wolsey?

Answer 17

Ipswich school and cardinal college Oxford

Question 18

How old was Wolsey when he graduated from magdalen college with his rhetoric degree ?

Answer 18

15

Question 19

What two positions of power was Wolsey promoted to in 1515?

Answer 19

Lord chancellor and Cardinal

Question 20

What was the name of the one-off parliamentary tax that Wolsey introduced. 1513 and 1523 ?

Answer 20

The subsidy

Question 21

How much did Wolsey raise with his forced loans?

Answer 21

£260,000

Question 22

How many cases were heard on average in the court of star chamber each year before Wolsey become lord chancellor and increased the number to 120?

Answer 22

12

Question 23

Give an example of a noble who suffered at the hands of wolseys legal system?

Answer 23

Sir amyas paulet

Question 24

What position in the church was Wolsey elevated to in 1518?

Answer 24

Papa legate

Question 25

How much did Wolsey raise with the amicable grant ?

Answer 25

£0

Question 26

How many men rose up in lavenham, Suffolk, protest against wolseys financial policies in 1525?

Answer 26

10,000

Question 27

Which book f the bible convinced Henry that his marriage to Catherine had been cursed?

Answer 27

Leviticus

Question 28

Enclosure led to rural depopulation and unemployment. What are the workers called who travelled around towns looking for work ?

Answer 28

Vagabonds a and vagrants

Question 29

How many cases did Wolsey bring against landowners who had legally enclosed land?

Answer 29

264

Question 30

How many successful verdicts did Wolsey achieve regarding enclosures?

Answer 30

188

Question 31

In which year did Wolsey have to temporarily sacrifice his policy on enclosures to secure the financial demands of the King

Answer 31

1523

Question 32

Who led the English invading force of 11000 men in August 1523 ?

Answer 32

Duke of Suffolk

Question 33

What was Wolsey charged with in 1529 when he was dismissed by Henry as Lord chancellor?

Answer 33

Praemanurae

Question 34

In what glorious terms was the peace described as regarding the treaty of London ?

Answer 34

Universal and perpetual

Question 35

Who was the papal legate Sent to England in the hope of resolving the divorce issue of 1528?

Answer 35

Campeggio

Question 36

Howmuch did Henry spend on the field of the cloth of gold ?

Answer 36

1yrs revenue

Question 37

How many gallons of wine did they drink in this 13 day extravaganza of 1520?

Answer 37

40000

Question 38

Which legendary Wolsey hating historian who died in his bathroom in Cambridge in 1994, said about wolseys domestic policy' Wolsey tried to do the work of 10 men and not surprisingly failed"?

Answer 38

G.R.Elton

Question 39

What battle of Feb 1525 saw a dramatic victory over the empire over France, eventually leading to wolseys diplomatic revolution ?

Answer 39

Battle of pavia

Question 40

What was the peace treaty of August 1529 called which served as the final nail in the coffin for wolseys foreign policy?

Answer 40

Treaty of Cambrai

Question 41

How many MPs was Calais able to send to Westminster after the 1536 Calais act?

Answer 41

2

Question 42

What did Cromwell memorise when he travelled across France ?

Answer 42

The New Testament

Question 43

Name on court Cromwell established to deal with new income form the church?

Answer 43

Court of augmentations

Question 44

Which historian said Cromwell was the most remarkable revolutionary in English history?

Answer 44

Elton

Question 45

How big was Henry's waist in 1540s?

Answer 45

50inches

Question 46

What were the two factions called who jostled for power in 1540?

Answer 46

Progressive and conservative

Question 47

Which position did Cromwell acquire in 1534 which gave him tremendous control over the flow of written information and to and from the King ?

Answer 47

Secularly to King

Question 48

Name one of the high profile figure who was executed for refusing to swear the oath of allegiance to Henry as supremes head of the church and Anne as the rightful queen ?

Answer 48

John fisher

Question 49

How many pages of laws were passed in parliament between 1509-47?

Answer 49

1032

Question 50

What status did Durham lose when it Was fully integrated into England in 1536?

Answer 50

County Palatine

Question 51

Name two councils established by Cromwell to increase Royal authority in the regions ?

Answer 51

Council of Calais and west

Question 52

Which noble 'dangled his niece ' in front of Henry in an attempt to gain influence in 1540?

Answer 52

Duke of Norfolk

Question 53

Who was Henry's closest servant (groom of the stool) with whom his 5th wife was famous,y adulterous in the water closet at pontefract castle ?

Answer 53

Thomas culpepper

Question 54

What was Henry's nickname for Anne of cleves?

Answer 54

Flanders mare

Question 55

Who was the bishop of Winchester who led the attack on Cranmer in 1543 when the King protected the archbishop ?

Answer 55

Gardiner

Question 56

Which wife nearly became a victim of factional politics when she was accused of heresy and troops came to arrest her ?

Answer 56

Catherine parr

Question 57

Give a name of a costal fort built in late 1530s to protect English from invasion?

Answer 57

South sea

Question 58

Which French port did Henry capture on his campaign in 1544?

Answer 58

Boulogne

Question 59

Which noble WA excited in 1546 Dec for asserting the strength of his family's claim to the throne ?

Answer 59

Surrey

Question 60

How many men on Henry's camping to France of 1544?

Answer 60

40000

Question 61

Which Scottish King died of shame at soloway moss in 1542?

Answer 61

James VI

Question 62

In which year did a French invasion attempt get defeated in the Solent ?

Answer 62

1545

Question 63

How much did the 1540 campaigns cost Henry ?

Answer 63

2 million

Question 64

How old Was Edward when he inherited the throne ?

Answer 64

9 yrs old

Question 65

What year did Edward inherit the throne?

Answer 65

1547

Question 66

How was the duke of Somerset related to Edward ?

Answer 66

Uncle

Question 67

What title did Northumberland take when he came to head of the council ?

Answer 67

Lord president

Question 68

Somerset preferred to govern by use of proclamations rather that rely on Parliament and councils . How many did he issue in total?

Answer 68

77 in 3 yrs

Question 69

How much debt did Henry leave Edward ?

Answer 69

£150000

Question 70

What was the name of the rebellion in east Anglia in 1549 which was crushed by Dudley who the. Forgot to disband his army afterwards?

Answer 70

Ketts rebellion

Question 71

What were dissolved in 1547 providing £160000 for war against scots ?

Answer 71

Chancries

Question 72

What was the unpopular act of 1547 which decreed anyone out of work for longer than 3 days was sold into slavery for 2 yrs ?

Answer 72

Vagrancy act and public order

Question 73

What sport was banned in 1548 ?

Answer 73

Football

Question 74

Who was the French King who took the throne in 1547 after Francis I and immediately began a aggressive foreign policy towards England?

Answer 74

Henri II

Question 75

Which battle of Sep 1547 were the scots cut to pieces by the English cannon ?

Answer 75

Battle of pinkie

Question 76

How much did Somerset spend on his private residence in the Thames ( Somerset house)?

Answer 76

10000

Question 77

Grain price was how many in 1551-52 ?

Answer 77

19 a 1/4

Question 78

What was grain price in 1548?

Answer 78

9 shillings a 1/4

Question 79

How many county's rose up in 1549?

Answer 79

23

Question 80

Which treaty of March 1550 was signed by England with France and could be seen as a national disgrace or a necessary solution to northumberlands problems?

Answer 80

Boulogne

Question 81

Who did Northumberland send to the Netherlands to repay foreign debts and restore faith in the sterling?

Answer 81

Thomas Gresham

Question 82

Who did Edward and Northumberland attempt to put on the throne instead of Mary ?

Answer 82

Lady jane grey

Question 83

Where is Suffolk did Mary flee to and rally her support before claiming her throne in London,?

Answer 83

Framinglham castle

Question 84

Who was the imperial ambassador that Mary relied upon for advice Rather than consulting council and parliament?

Answer 84

Simon renard

Question 85

Which English nobleman did Mary chose not to marry ?

Answer 85

Edward Courtney

Question 86

How much debt did marry inherit ?

Answer 86

£180000

Question 87

Who led a rebellion in Jan 1554 , principally in response to her Spanish marriage ?

Answer 87

Wyatt

Question 88

When Mary was rallying support the rebels could not cross the river helping Mary defeat rebellion, where did they eventually cross?

Answer 88

Kingston bridge

Question 89

Which battle of 1557 did Mary troops fight with the Hapsburg armies against the French ?

Answer 89

Battle of st Quentin

Question 90

Finish Mary's quote ' when I die any they cut me open the shall find Calais ...'?

Answer 90

Upon my heart engraved

Question 91

Who wrote the book of martyrs that was published in 1563 and was key factor in establishing Mary's bloody reputation?

Answer 91

John fox

Question 92

Approx how many people die doc the epidemic s and famine 1556-1558?

Answer 92

7% of the population

Question 93

Who was Lord treasurer who deserved much of the credit for Mary's financial reforms?

Answer 93

Winchester

Question 94

What was the debt at the end of Mary's reign?

Answer 94

£300000

Question 95

Name an epidemic that the country suffered from Under Mary ?

Answer 95

Influenza

Question 96

How many Protestants did Mary burn ?

Answer 96

284

Question 97

What econ measure was implemented In Elizabeth's reign 1560 even though Mary planned it ?

Answer 97

Full debasement of the coinage

Question 98

What was the period of turmoil of 1455-1485 in English history known as?

Answer 98

The war of the roses