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WorksheetsThe Stuarts
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
When was King Charles I executed?
July 1642
January 1649
August 1660
December 1646
Who became ruler of England after the execution of Charles I?
Oliver Cromwell
Richard Cromwell
King Charles II
King James II
What is the correct name for the act of killing a monarch (king or queen)?
fratricide
patricide
matricide
regicide
Who came to the throne of England in 1660?
Charles II
James II
William and Mary
Anne
In which year was the Great Plague of London?
1666
1765
1665
1649
Charles II was known as the '______ _______'.
(a)
Which architect was hired to rebuild London after the Great Fire of 1666?
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Christopher Wren
Nicholas Hawksmoor
Inigo Jones
In which year was the Glorious Revolution?
1666
1660
1649
1688
Which monarchs came to the throne after the Glorious Revolution?
_____ and ______
(a)
Which king was replaced in the Glorious Revolution?
James I
Charles II
James II
Anne
A (a) means a ruler who has absolute power over his or her people.
What event happened in 1660 that King Charles II played a part in?
Restoration of the Crown
English Civil War
Restoration of the Monarchy
Protectorate
February 1645: New Model ______ created.
Car
Army
Rule
Battle
When was the English Civil War fought?
1642-1651
1624-1651
1642-1661
1664-1666
D______ R_____ of K_____ was the theory that a monarch is appointed by God and should have absolute power.
(a)
2 September-6 September ______: Great Fire of London
1664
1665
1666
1667
Which royal dynasty ruled England from 1603 to 1714?
Tudors
Stuarts
Hanover
Windsor
What year was Charles II crowned King of England?
1659
1660
1661
1662
Who dies on March 24th 1603 which enabled James VI of Scotland to become James I of England?
Mary I
Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
Kathrine Parr
What religion were the gunpowder plotters?
Catholic
Protestant
This is Oliver Cromwell.
What title did he give himself after the English Civil War?
Lord Protector of England
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
King of the Commonwealth
King of England
What began in 1629, when Charles I ruled without calling Parliament?
The ten-year tyranny
The nine-year tyranny
The twelve-year tyranny
The eleven-year tyranny
S (a) is the action or process of inheriting (passing down) a title, office, property, etc.
In the early 17th century, the whole of Ireland is ______.
Protestant
Catholic
Presbyterian
As regards foreign affairs, James I always went for _____.
diplomacy
war
Wars need (a) and English Kings were short of that.
English Kings had little coercive power because they didn't own a(n) (a) to push people.
Stuarts believed that THEY had GIVEN Parliament rights whereas Parliament believed that those rights had been (a) through the centuries.
Stuart kings relied heavily on _____.
Parliament
their favourites
James the Stuart was the son of _____.
Francis the I and Mary the Queen of Scotland
Lord Darnley and the Mary the Queen of Scotland
Charles the II and Mary the Queen of Scotland
King James the I and VI was the cousin of _____.
Margret Tudor of Scotland
Elizabeth the II of Ireland
Elizabeth I of England
_____ are the two houses of a Parliament in Britain.
House of Lords and House of Commons
the Senate and the Congress
House of Commons and Kings
When did the Gunpowder Plot take place?
5th November 1650
5th December 1605
6th December 1605
5th November 1605
Who started the English Commonwealth?
Charles I
James II
Charles II
Oliver Cromwell
The Restoration in 1660 was when the monarchy was restored (returned) to England.
True or False
True
False
theft
When were the Acts of Union issued?
(a)
What was in the Act of Settlement?
The Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland unite into one kingdom by the name of Great Britain.
The Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland is ruled by a single monarch.
A Catholic cannot inherit the Throne.
Male primogeniture
