Tudors Flashcards
What is the Groom Of The Stool?
The royal bottom wiper
What is a Protestant?
A christian who protested against the catholic
What are two very fun sports played in the tudor times?
Cudgels and Shin-hacking
What is the reformation?
The name used to describe the changes made to the catholic church in the 16th century and it was when henry the 8th broke away from the catholic church and created the church of england
Who are Henry the VIII’s wives?
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr.
Why was Bloody Mary called Bloody Mary?
Because she killed many protestant people because of their faith. She lied about killing lady Jane Grey and her familly.
Why was the name Bloody Mary unfair?
Because she killed less than most rulers she had to support her own faith. The protestants called her bloody. Catholics supported her. She only killed 277 people whereas Henry the 8th killed 70,000. Mary was a deeply religious woman.
Who were King Henty’s children and how long did they rule for?
- Elizabeth, mother is Henry’s second wife Anne Boleyn.
- Edward 6th his mother is Jane Seymour.
- Bloody Mary, her mother is Catherine Of Aragon.
House of Tudor, an English royal dynasty of Welsh origin, which gave five sovereigns to England: Henry VII (reigned 1485–1509); his son, Henry VIII (1509–47); followed by Henry VIII’s three children, Edward VI (1547–53), Mary I (1553–58), and Elizabeth I (1558–1603).
what is a catholic?
The word catholic literally means “universal,” as in “the universal church.”
Roman Catholics on the other have the Pope as the head of their church.
what was a puritan
a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.
what was swimming a witch?
Swimming’ witches to find out the truth was one of the residual forms of trial by ordeal, used in the seventeenth century. It was a ritual event which turned any pond-side or river-side green into a virtual court-room. The accused was lowered into water – tied with a rope around the waist - to see if she swam or sunk. Drowning would prove her innocence, but if she floated she would be deemed guilty and put to trial (and publicly hanged if sentenced).
