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Quiz about The Road to Absolutism in England II
Quiz about The Road to Absolutism in England II

The Road to Absolutism in England: II Quiz


This is the second part of my quiz about England. See how well you know the man who laid down the groundings of absolutism in England - Henry VII Tudor.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kserkso. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Kserkso
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
295,205
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
525
Last 3 plays: Guest 165 (5/10), Guest 86 (4/10), Guest 86 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1485, everything was ready for the great revolt against Richard III. Henry Tudor disembarked with his army in Wales. Interestingly, only 300 of Henry's 5,000 men were English. What nationality were the others? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Richard III was the last English king to die in battle.


Question 3 of 10
3. While in France, Henry Tudor had a chance to see emerging absolutism and probably got the hold of the tract "The Difference between an Absolute and a Limited Monarchy" written by ______________

Answer: (Two words - first and last name)
Question 4 of 10
4. Henry VII's accession marked the end of the bloody civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York were united. To seal this union Henry married the daughter of Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV. What was her name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Henry VII was a fiscally prudent monarch who restored the fortunes of the bankrupt Edward IV by introducing new mechanisms of taxation. In this he was helped by his trusted chancellor, Archbishop ________________ .

Answer: ("Morton's fork" - first and last name)
Question 6 of 10
6. Which document helped to remove taxation for English merchants in Netherlands and significantly increased the prosperity of England? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Henry VII was one of the first European monarchs to recognize the importance of the newly united Spanish kingdom and thus concluded the Treaty of Medina Del Campo in 1489, by which his son, Henry Tudor, was married to Catherine of Aragon.


Question 8 of 10
8. Henry VII forbade noblemen to maintain private armies. What is this act or statute that prohibited this generally called? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Henry VII established a new institution to curb the power of the the nobles. What was it called?

Answer: (it sat at the royal Palace of Westminster until 1641)
Question 10 of 10
10. Henry VII died in 1509 leaving his son Henry VIII to rule for 38 years.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1485, everything was ready for the great revolt against Richard III. Henry Tudor disembarked with his army in Wales. Interestingly, only 300 of Henry's 5,000 men were English. What nationality were the others?

Answer: French

Henry's army consisted mostly of French mercenaries because when Henry VI died, he and his mother fled to Brittany where they had stayed for 14 years.
2. Richard III was the last English king to die in battle.

Answer: True

He died in the Battle of Bosworth Field. His body was paraded in the streets but his remains were eventually buried in a church. He was also the last of the Plantagenet kings.
3. While in France, Henry Tudor had a chance to see emerging absolutism and probably got the hold of the tract "The Difference between an Absolute and a Limited Monarchy" written by ______________

Answer: John Fortescue

Fortescue accompanied Queen Margaret of Anjou and her court in their exile on the Continent, and returned with them afterwards to England. On the defeat of the Lancastrian party he made his submission to Edward IV, from whom he received a general pardon.
4. Henry VII's accession marked the end of the bloody civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York were united. To seal this union Henry married the daughter of Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV. What was her name?

Answer: Elizabeth

The marriage unified the warring houses and gave Henry's children a stronger claim to the throne. The unification of the houses of York and Lancaster is represented in the Tudor rose, a combination of the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster.
5. Henry VII was a fiscally prudent monarch who restored the fortunes of the bankrupt Edward IV by introducing new mechanisms of taxation. In this he was helped by his trusted chancellor, Archbishop ________________ .

Answer: John Morton

His approach was that if the subject lived in luxury, he obviously had sufficient income to spare for the king. Alternatively, if he lived thriftily and showed no sign of wealth, he must have substantial savings and could therefore afford to give it to the king.
6. Which document helped to remove taxation for English merchants in Netherlands and significantly increased the prosperity of England?

Answer: Magnus Intercursus

In 1494, Henry had a trade embargo (mainly on the wool trade) with the Netherlands. He also wanted to stop Netherlands' support for the 'anti-King' Perkin Warbeck who represented himself as Richard of York, son of Edward IV.
7. Henry VII was one of the first European monarchs to recognize the importance of the newly united Spanish kingdom and thus concluded the Treaty of Medina Del Campo in 1489, by which his son, Henry Tudor, was married to Catherine of Aragon.

Answer: False

It was his son Arthur who married Catherine in 1489. Henry married her only after his brother's death, and needed a dispensation from the Pope in order to marry his deceased brother's wife.
8. Henry VII forbade noblemen to maintain private armies. What is this act or statute that prohibited this generally called?

Answer: Livery and Maintenance Act

Seeing how this matter had fuelled the Wars of the Roses, Henry was keen not to make such a mistake. He passed laws against 'maintenance' (keeping too many male 'servants'). These so-called servants were actually contracted men-at-arms masquerading as servants.
9. Henry VII established a new institution to curb the power of the the nobles. What was it called?

Answer: Court of Star Chamber

This revived an earlier practice of using a small and trusted group of the Privy Councillors as a 'personal' or 'prerogative' court, able to cut through the cumbersome legal system and act swiftly. Serious disputes involving the use of personal power, or threats to royal authority, were thus dealt with. Later, and especially in the reign of Charles I, it came to be seen as a grossly oppressive court and not as an institution for maintaining peace.
10. Henry VII died in 1509 leaving his son Henry VIII to rule for 38 years.

Answer: True

He is buried in Westminster Abbey. Popular lore suggests that Henry died of a broken heart following the deaths of his son and heir, Arthur, and his wife, Elizabeth of York.
Source: Author Kserkso

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