Tudors/English Civil War Quiz

Who did Henry VII defeat at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 to take the throne and become the first Tudor King?

• Henry VI

• Richard II

• Edward IV

• Richard III

The Battle of Bosworth brought an end to which war?

• The English Civil War

• The Hundred Years War

• The Wars of the Roses

• The Lancashire Wars

Who did Henry VII marry hence uniting the Lancastrian and Yorkist houses?

• Elizabeth of York

• Mary Tudor

• Catherine of Aragon

• Margaret of Scunthorpe

Which two wives did Henry VIII have executed?

• Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves

• Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard

• Anne of Cleves and Jane Seymour

• Katherine Parr and Catherine of Aragon

In October 1521 Pope Leo X awarded Henry VIII which title?

• Head of the Church

• Defender of the Faith

• The King

• Protector of the Church

What was the name of Henry VIII's flagship which sank in the Solent in 1545?

• HMS Nelson

• Mary Rose

• Regent

• The Sovereign

After Henry VII's death in 1547, which new king was crowned on 20 February at the age of just nine?

• Henry VIIII

• Edward VI

• Charles I

• Edward IV

Queen Mary I was unmarried when she became queen in 1553 but which future monarch did she marry the following year?

• Henry II of France

• Phillip II of Spain

• John I of the Netherlands

• Louis IV of France

How long did Elizabeth sit on the throne?

• 66 Years

• 44 Years

• 36 Years

• 50 Years

In what year was the Spanish Armada defeated?

• 1578

• 1588

• 1558

• 1589