The Tudors and Stuarts

Which king broke away from the Church of Rome and established the Church of England?

✓ Henry VIII

How many times was Henry VIII married?

✓ Six

Mary I, a devout Catholic, became known by which nickname?

✓ Bloody Mary

Queen Elizabeth I is remembered for defeating which fleet in 1588?

✓ The Spanish Armada

The reign of Elizabeth I is often seen as a 'golden age', partly thanks to which playwright?

✓ William Shakespeare

Mary, Queen of Scots, was eventually executed on the orders of which monarch?

✓ Elizabeth I

When Elizabeth I died without children in 1603, who became king of England?

✓ James VI of Scotland (James I of England)

The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed attempt to do what?

✓ Blow up the Houses of Parliament and the king

Which famous translation of the Bible was produced during the reign of James I?

✓ The King James Bible

The English Civil War was fought between supporters of the king and supporters of whom?

✓ Parliament

King Charles I was executed in which year?

✓ 1649

Who led England as Lord Protector after the Civil War?

✓ Oliver Cromwell

The return of the monarchy in 1660, with Charles II as king, is known as what?

✓ The Restoration

A major fire destroyed much of London in which year?

✓ 1666

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 led to which king taking the throne?

✓ William of Orange (William III)

What did the Bill of Rights of 1689 confirm?

✓ Limits on the power of the monarch, requiring regular Parliaments

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'Sir Francis Drake was one of the commanders who helped defeat the Spanish Armada.'

✓ True

After Henry VIII, the throne passed first to his young son, who was which king?

✓ Edward VI

During the reign of Edward VI, which English-language book of church services was introduced?

✓ The Book of Common Prayer

Elizabeth I never married and so was known as the what?

✓ The Virgin Queen

The period of conflict between Parliament and the king in the 1640s is called the what?

✓ The English Civil War

Supporters of the king during the Civil War were known as what?

✓ Cavaliers (Royalists)

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'For a short period after 1649, England was a republic with no monarch.'

✓ True

Bonfire Night, on 5 November, commemorates the failure of which event?

✓ The Gunpowder Plot