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The Henrys

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Henry II's Archbishop of Canterbury?

a)

Cardinal Wolsey

b)

Thomas Cromwell

c)

Thomas More

d)

Thomas Becket

2.

Who was Henry II married to?

a)

Anne Boylen

b)

Eleanor of Aquitaine

c)

Catherine of Aragon

d)

Elizabeth I

3.

What happened in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170?

a)

Harry and Megan got married

b)

Henry II was buried

c)

Thomas Becket was murdered

d)

Henry V rode his horse through the altar

4.

Where did Henry V fight a significant battle?

a)

Antibes

b)

Amiens

c)

Agincourt

d)

Avignon

5.

Henry V was born in 1386 and died in 1422. Can you work out when the Battle of Agincourt was fought?

a)

1400

b)

1380

c)

1415

d)

1430

6.

Multi answer question - What were three significant reasons for the English victory at Agincourt?

a)

The use of the longbow

b)

The muddy field hindering the French moving forward in heavy armour

c)

The use of sharped posts defending bowmen from a French cavalry charge

d)

The English side was much bigger

7.

What was the name of Henry V's famous motivational speech to his men before the battle?

a)

St Christopher's Day speech

b)

St Crispian's Day speech

c)

St Colombus's Day speech

d)

St Cuthbert's Day speech

8.

Which Elizabethan playwright wrote a well-know play retelling the events of the battle of Agincourt and therefore helping us to understand what happened in the battle?

a)

Ben Johnson

b)

Christopher Marlowe

c)

John Webster

d)

William Shakespeare

9.

Why was winning the Battle of Agincourt so significant for England?

a)

Henry V became King of France

b)

Charles VI of France became King of England

c)

Henry V became King of Spain

d)

Henry V lost the English throne

10.

Which King was married six times?

a)

Henry VII

b)

Henry II

c)

Henry V

d)

Henry VIII

11.

Which Queen was described as "Flanders Mare"?

a)

Katherine Howard

b)

Anne Boylen

c)

Anne of Cleves

d)

Jane Syemour

12.

Who was the mother of Mary?

a)

Catherine of Aragon

b)

Jane Seymour

c)

Anne Boylen

d)

Katherine Parr

13.

Who was the mother of Elizabeth?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Katherine Howard

c)

Katherine Parr

d)

Anne Boylen

14.

Who was the mother of Edward VI

a)

Anne Boylen

b)

Catherine of Aragon

c)

Katherine Parr

d)

Jane Seymour

15.

Can you remember which one of Henry's children was Catholic and earned a nickname for persecuting Protestants?

a)

Bloody Edward

b)

Bloody Mary

c)

Bloody Elizabeth

d)

Bloody Anne

16.

Who was Catherine of Aragon married to before she married Henry VIII?

a)

His cousin, Arthur

b)

His younger brother, Arthur

c)

His elder brother, Edward

d)

His elder brother, Arthur

17.

And a King John question: What was the name of the significant legal document he signed in 1215?

a)

Magna Opus

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Magnum Ice Cream

d)

Magnet Cabinet

18.

Who inherited the throne after Henry VIII?

a)

Mary I

b)

Edward VI

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

James I