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The Tudor Dynasty II

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The Tudor Dynasty II game quiz
"A brief history on the Tudor Dynasty."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which great-grandfather of King Henry VII was a monarch of a continental kingdom?
    Phillip I of Spain
    Charles VI of France
    Henry II of Germany
    Charles VII of France


2. Which Tudor monarch reigned between the period of 1558-1603?
    Elizabeth I
    Henry VII
    Henry VIII
    Mary I


3. What battle established Henry Tudor the *future Henry VII* on the English throne?
    Battle of Tewkesbury
    Battle of St. Albans
    Battle of Bosworth
    Battle of Towton


4. Who was the only of Henry VIII's legitimate children to have a royal born mother at birth?
    Mary I
    Edward VI
    Elizabeth I
    Henry Fitzroy


5. Why was Henry VIII given the title 'Defender of the Faith' in the early 16th century?
    He saved the Pope's life in 1509
    He wrote a book defending the sacraments and the papacy
    Who was well known for his burning heretics at the stake
    He defended monasteries from being closed throughout England


6. In what year did Katherine of Aragon give birth to her first child?
    1508
    1512
    1511
    1514


7. Why did Anne Boleyn despise Thomas Wolsey so much and work on his downfall so vehemently?
    He was a great supporter of the Lady Mary and Katherine of Aragon and worked hard to keep Katherine
    Thomas Wolsey forbade her to marry the son of the Duke of Northumberland
    Thomas Wolsey had called Anne a harlot in front of the King of France and this helped to blacken her
    Thomas Wolsey was trying to persuade the King to take a French or Spanish bride instead of Anne


8. Who was the youngest of Henry VIII's six wives?
    Katherine Howard
    Anne of Cleves
    Katherine Parr
    Anne Boleyn


9. Before the death of his elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales, Henry VIII had been destined for a career in what?
    The army
    Diplomacy
    The navy
    The Church


10. The downfall of Thomas Cromwell was mainly due to what?
    Refusing to acknowledge Anne Boleyn as Queen
    His arranging the marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine Howard
    Selling state secrets to France
    His arranging the marriage for Henry VIII with Anne of Cleves


11. Which wife of Henry VIII's converted from the Protestant religion to the Catholic?
    Katherine Howard
    Anne Boleyn
    Katherine Parr
    Anne of Cleves


12. King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York had eight children altogether: Arthur, Margaret, Henry, Elizabeth, Edward, Edmund, Mary and Catherine. Which four died in infancy?
    Arthur, Margaret, Edmund and Edward
    Elizabeth, Edmund, Edward and Catherine
    Elizabeth, Edmund, Edward and Mary
    Henry, Catherine, Margaret and Edmund


13. In Henry VIII's will, the descendants of whom did he declare unfit to ever inherit the English throne?
    The descendants of his sister Mary
    The descendants of his sister Margaret
    Descendant's of the Pole family
    Catholics


14. How was Queen Mary I related to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V?
    Charles V was Mary's great grandfather on her mother's side
    They were great uncle and great niece
    They were first cousins
    half siblings


15. Who were the only two of Henry VIII's marriages that he thought were completely legal?
    Anne Boleyn and Katherine Parr
    Katherine of Aragon and Jane Seymour
    Jane Seymour and Katherine Parr
    Katherine Howard and Anne of Cleves


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