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Controlling Localities

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In one word, were the Welsh reforms of 1535/42 successful?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

In which year did the north rebel against Elizabeth?

a)

1559

b)

1569

c)

1579

d)

1589

3.

Which governmental role is being described:

Principal agent for the Crown. One per county. Organised administration and finances.

(a)  

4.

Which regions did the Council of the North get control over from 1537 onwards?

a)

Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland.

b)

Yorkshire, Durham, Cornwall and Norfolk

c)

Cumberland, Westmorland, Cornwall and Norfolk

d)

Cornwall, Norfolk, Surrey and Sussex

5.

Who investigated sudden deaths?

(a)  

6.

When was English law introduced in Wales?

a)

1535

b)

1537

c)

1542

d)

1544

7.

The 1535 Act replaced the marcher lordships with what?

a)

English style counties

b)

A Welsh president

c)

A council of Wales

8.

From 1537, the presidents of the Council of the North were from the midlands or the south. Why was this a good thing?

a)

They had no vested interests and could remain impartial.

b)

They had little knowledge of local affairs.

c)

They could be bribed more easily than northerners.

9.

After rebellion in Lincolnshire in 1536, what decision did Cromwell subsequently make?

a)

He decided to remodel the Council of the North.

b)

He gave more power to the northern lords.

c)

He appointed himself as Regent of the North.

10.

Which city became the HQ of the Council of the North from 1539?

(a)  

11.

Fill in the blanks: The use of blood feud was ended in (a)   .

12.

The power of which northern families declined after 1537?

a)

Norfolks, Percies, Dacres

b)

Dacres, Percies and Nevilles

c)

Nevilles, Surreys, Dacres

d)

Percies, Norfolks, Westmorland

13.

Which term is being described below?

People who refused to go to church

a)

Refusant

b)

Recusant

c)

Refuser

14.

When was Henry Hastings (Earl of Huntingdon) appointed as President of the Council of the North?

a)

1570

b)

1572

c)

1580

d)

1582

15.

When did the Welsh get representation in the House of Commons?

a)

1341 (when it was established)

b)

1521

c)

1535

d)

1559