The Renaissance Periord

Question 1

When and where did the Renaissance begin?

Answer 1

Italy in the 14th century

Question 2

what does Renaissance mean?

Answer 2

rebirth

Question 3

What was the Renaissance the beginning of?

Answer 3

literary, artistic, and intellectual development

Question 4

When did the Renaissance in England begin?

Answer 4

1485

Question 5

When did Henry VII take the throne?

Answer 5

the same year the Renaissance began in 1485

Question 6

What major changes came from the Renaissance?

Answer 6

More stability for the moarchs, it was the beginning of the protestant reformation, England became a world power, expansion in discovering new worlds through exploration, and literary achievement when poetry and drama reached the highest peak of excellence ever attained

Question 7

How did the Tudor Dynasty get it’s name?

Answer 7

Henry VIIn married a girl in the house of York and changed the family name to Tudor

Question 8

What was Henry VII called?

Answer 8

The first modern king

Question 9

What did Henry VII do?

Answer 9

He ended the Wars of the Roses, rebuilt the treasury, established law and order to the country, sent John Cabot out to explore the New World, and wedded his son Arthur to the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to form an alliance

Question 10

What was Henry VIII trained to be

Answer 10

The Archbishop of Canterbury

Question 11

When did Henry VIII take the throne?

Answer 11

1509

Question 12

How old was Henry VIII when he took the throne?

Answer 12

17

Question 13

What did Henery VIII do instead of become Archbishop?

Answer 13

He wedded his sister-in-law after his brother died

Question 14

Who did Henry VIII marry first?

Answer 14

Catherine of Aragon

Question 15

What was Henry VIII called and why?

Answer 15

The defender of faith for publically opposing Martin Luther

Question 16

How many children did Henry VIII and Catherine have and how many survived?

Answer 16

5 but only 1 survived

Question 17

What happened between Henry VII and Catherine?

Answer 17

Henry got frustrated with Catherine because she did not produce a son, so he had many affairs and asked for an annulment from the Pope

Question 18

What did Henry VII do when he could not get an annulment with Catherine of Argon?

Answer 18

He broke from the Catholic church and became the supreme head of the Church of England or Anglican church

Question 19

Who did he marry after Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 19

Anne Boleyn who had been his lover and was pregnant with his child

Question 20

Who was Henry VIII’s third wife?

Answer 20

Jane Seymour

Question 21

What did did Jane Seymour do?

Answer 21

She gave Henry VIII a son and was the only wife he ever loved who died shortly after child birth

Question 22

Who was Henry VIII’s fourth wife?

Answer 22

Anne of Cleaves

Question 23

Who was Anne of Cleaves?

Answer 23

She was a German Princess who married Henry VIII for political reasons but he said she was ugly and called her The Flanders Mare so he divorced her after a few months

Question 24

Who was Henry VIII’s fifth wife

Answer 24

Catherine Howard

Question 25

Who was Catherine Howard?

Answer 25

She married Henry VIII who was almost thirty years older than her but she was unfaithful to him so she was beheaded

Question 26

Who was Henry VIII’s sixth wife?

Answer 26

Catherine Parr

Question 27

What happened to Catherine Parr after Henry VIII died?

Answer 27

She married her fourth husband who was Edward VI’s uncle, Thomas Seymour, but died after giving birth to her first child

Question 28

Who was Edward VI?

Answer 28

He was the son of Jane Seymour who became king

Question 29

How old was Edward VI when he became king and how old was he when he died?

Answer 29

He became king at 9 and died at 15

Question 30

What did Edward VI do?

Answer 30

He replaced Latin in church with English and required The Book of Common Prayer in public worship

Question 31

What was the name of Catherine and Henry VII only surviving child?

Answer 31

Mary I

Question 32

What was Mary I called and why?

Answer 32

Bloody Mary because she burned about one protestant every 4 days during her reign causing people to rejoice in the streets when she died

Question 33

What did Mary I do?

Answer 33

She restored the Catholic religion to England and married Phillip II of Spain to link England and Spain politically

Question 34

What was the name of Henry VII and Anne Boleyn’s child

Answer 34

Elizabeth I

Question 35

What has Elizabeth I reign called?

Answer 35

The golden age

Question 36

What was Elizabeth I called?

Answer 36

The virgin queen, Gloriana, and Good Queen Bess

Question 37

What did Elizabeth I do?

Answer 37

She ended the war with France, re-established the Anglican Church, defeated the Spanish Armada, gained new lands and wealth from exploration, changed a bankrupt country to one of sound finances, and brought pride to England

Question 38

When were the greatest literary works produced?

Answer 38

during Elizabeth I’s reign

Question 39

What were Queen Elizabeth’s nicknames?

Answer 39

The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, and Good Queen Bess

Question 40

Who was caught in a series of plots to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and what happened to them?

Answer 40

Mary, Queen of Scots, and Queen Elizabeth had her beheaded

Question 41

What were Queen Elizabeth’s characteristics?

Answer 41

She was thin with red hair, was very witty and coarse in her speech, was fond of beautiful clothes, and loved play and pageantry

Question 42

How did Queen Elizabeth get what she wanted from powerful men in both Spain and France?

Answer 42

She dangled offers of marriage as bait

Question 43

Why was Queen Elizabeth called The Virgin Queen?

Answer 43

She never married and said that she was married to England

Question 44

When did Queen Elizabeth die?

Answer 44

1603