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Tudors/English Civil War Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Henry VI

b)

Richard II

c)

Edward IV

d)

Richard III

2.

The Battle of Bosworth brought an end to which war?

a)

The English Civil War

b)

The Hundred Years War

c)

The Wars of the Roses

d)

The Lancashire Wars

3.

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

a)

Elizabeth of York

b)

Mary Tudor

c)

Catherine of Aragon

d)

Margaret of Scunthorpe

4.

Which two wives did Henry VIII have executed?

a)

Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves

b)

Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard

c)

Anne of Cleves and Jane Seymour

d)

Katherine Parr and Catherine of Aragon

5.

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

a)

Head of the Church

b)

Defender of the Faith

c)

The King

d)

Protector of the Church

6.

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

a)

HMS Nelson

b)

Mary Rose

c)

Regent

d)

The Sovereign

7.

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

a)

Henry VIIII

b)

Edward VI

c)

Charles I

d)

Edward IV

8.

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

a)

Henry II of France

b)

Phillip II of Spain

c)

John I of the Netherlands

d)

Louis IV of France

9.

How long did Elizabeth sit on the throne?

a)

66 Years

b)

44 Years

c)

36 Years

d)

50 Years

10.

In what year was the Spanish Armada defeated?

a)

1578

b)

1588

c)

1558

d)

1589

11.

Who was reigning monarch when the English Civil War started in 1642?

a)

James II

b)

James I

c)

Charles I

d)

Henry IV

12.

What did Parliament demand of Charles I?

a)

To remove all of the castles in England

b)

To step down as monarch

c)

To allow parliament more power to pass laws

d)

Allow normal citizens to request to be the monarch

13.

The English Civil War was primarily between...

a)

England and France

b)

Catholics and Protestants

c)

Royalists and Parliamentarians

d)

The North and South of England

14.

Which 3 were three major battles in the English Civil War?

a)

The Battle of Marstoon Moor

b)

The Battle of Edge Hill

c)

The Battle of Tewkesbury

d)

The Battle of Naseby

15.

(a)   became Lord Protector of England in 1651.

16.

What was the name of the Army created by Oliver Cromwell who fought against Charles from 1645?

a)

Cromwell's Army

b)

New Model Army

c)

The English Army

d)

Cavalier Army

17.

When was the King executed for the role he played in the English Civil War?

a)

30 January 1649

b)

31 January 1649

c)

29 December 1649

d)

18 December 1649

18.

After the English Civil War, the former King's son was invited back to England by Parliament and crowned King. This event is known as?

a)

The Remonstrance

b)

The Restoration

c)

The Recreation

d)

The Interregnum

19.

What was the name of Charles I's son who was king from 1660 until 1666?

a)

James I

b)

James II

c)

Charles II

d)

William I