Flashcards
25 Questions For History ♡
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- 1Who was the first Tudor king ? ♡Henry VII ♡
- 2When did Henry VIII rule England ? ♡21st April 1509 - 28th January 1547 ♡
- 3Name Henry VIII's six wives ♡Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Kateryn Parr ♡
- 4Who wrote the 95 thesis and when ? ♡Martin Luther in 1517 ♡
- 5Give the names and dates (when they ruled) of Henry VIII's three children ♡Edward VI (28 January 1547 - 6 July 1553) Queen Mary I (July 1553 – 17 November 1558) Queen Elizabeth I (17 November 1558 – 24 March 1603) King Edward VI ♡
- 6List three differences between a Catholic and a Protestant church ♡Catholic churches had paintings on the walls although protestant churches had plain walls, catholic churches had stone altars but protestant had just a wooden table, catholic churches were in latin but protestant were in english ♡
- 7What was the split with Rome ? ♡It was when Henry VIII broke away from the catholic church in Rome so that he could divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn ♡
- 8What was the king's great matter ? ♡It was when between 1527 and 1535 England had many political and religious questions attendant to what was called the king's great matter ♡
- 9What was the dissolution of the monasteries ? ♡It was in 1536 when Henry ordered the closing down of the wealthy roman catholic abbeys, monasteries and convent - this lasted 4 years ♡
- 10What does Machiavellian prince mean ? ♡Cunning, controlling and manipulative leaders ♡
- 11What does Renaissance man mean ? ♡A man with many talents or areas of knowledge ♡
- 12Name three individuals who were prominent during the Renaissance and give an example of why each individual was important ♡Leonardo Da Vinci - he was an expert of many things. Erasmus - he was considered the greatest humanist of the north. Christopher Columbus - he began an era of exploration ♡
- 13Who was bloody queen Mary ? ♡Mary I - she earned the title bloody Mary due to her executions of protestants ♡
- 14Who was Mary queen of Scots ? ♡One of the most fascinating and controversial monarchs of 16th century Europe ♡
- 15Who led the Spanish armada ? In what year ? ♡King Phillip II, in 1588 ♡
- 16What happened in 1605 ? ♡Th gunpowder plot ♡
- 17What were the causes of the English civil war ? ♡Charles started making decisions without parliament, he married a Catholic, Charles dismissed parliament and Charles introduced new fines. ♡
- 18Who was Prince Rupert ? ♡Rupert was a nephew of Charles I and commanded the Royalist cavalry during the English Civil War ♡
- 19Name a battle which took place in the English civil war ♡The battle of Edgehill ♡
- 20On what date was Charles I executed ? ♡January 30 - 1649 ♡
- 21What title did Oliver Cromwell take as ruler of England ? ♡Lord Protector ♡
- 22What was the restoration ? ♡When the English, Scottish and Irish monasteries were all restored under Charles II ♡
- 23Who was King between 1660 and 1685 ? ♡Charles II ♡
- 24Who was King between 1685 and 1688 ? ♡James II ♡
- 25What was the glorious revolution ? ♡The overthrow of King James II in 1688 ♡
- 26Who was the first Georgian king ? ♡King George I ♡