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The Stuarts

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was King Charles I executed?

a)

July 1642

b)

January 1649

c)

August 1660

d)

December 1646

2.

Who became ruler of England after the execution of Charles I?

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Richard Cromwell

c)

King Charles II

d)

King James II

3.

What is the correct name for the act of killing a monarch (king or queen)?

a)

fratricide

b)

patricide

c)

matricide

d)

regicide

4.

Who came to the throne of England in 1660?

a)

Charles II

b)

James II

c)

William and Mary

d)

Anne

5.

In which year was the Great Plague of London?

a)

1666

b)

1765

c)

1665

d)

1649

6.

Charles II was known as the '______ _______'.

(a)  

7.

Which architect was hired to rebuild London after the Great Fire of 1666?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Sir Christopher Wren

c)

Nicholas Hawksmoor

d)

Inigo Jones

8.

In which year was the Glorious Revolution?

a)

1666

b)

1660

c)

1649

d)

1688

9.

Which monarchs came to the throne after the Glorious Revolution?

_____ and ______

(a)  

10.

Which king was replaced in the Glorious Revolution?

a)

James I

b)

Charles II

c)

James II

d)

Anne

11.

A (a)   means a ruler who has absolute power over his or her people.

12.

What event happened in 1660 that King Charles II played a part in?

a)

Restoration of the Crown

b)

English Civil War

c)

Restoration of the Monarchy

d)

Protectorate

13.

February 1645: New Model ______ created.

a)

Car

b)

Army

c)

Rule

d)

Battle

14.

When was the English Civil War fought?

a)

1642-1651

b)

1624-1651

c)

1642-1661

d)

1664-1666

15.

D______ R_____ of K_____ was the theory that a monarch is appointed by God and should have absolute power.

(a)  

16.

2 September-6 September ______: Great Fire of London

a)

1664

b)

1665

c)

1666

d)

1667

17.

Which royal dynasty ruled England from 1603 to 1714?

a)

Tudors

b)

Stuarts

c)

Hanover

d)

Windsor

18.

What year was Charles II crowned King of England?

a)

1659

b)

1660

c)

1661

d)

1662

19.

Who dies on March 24th 1603 which enabled James VI of Scotland to become James I of England?

a)

Mary I

b)

Mary Queen of Scots

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Kathrine Parr

20.

What religion were the gunpowder plotters?

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

21.

This is Oliver Cromwell.

What title did he give himself after the English Civil War?

a)

Lord Protector of England

b)

Lord Protector of the Commonwealth

c)

King of the Commonwealth

d)

King of England

22.

What began in 1629, when Charles I ruled without calling Parliament?

a)

The ten-year tyranny

b)

The nine-year tyranny

c)

The twelve-year tyranny

d)

The eleven-year tyranny

23.

S (a)   is the action or process of inheriting (passing down) a title, office, property, etc.

24.

In the early 17th century, the whole of Ireland is ______.

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

c)

Presbyterian

25.

As regards foreign affairs, James I always went for _____.

a)

diplomacy

b)

war

26.

Wars need (a)   and English Kings were short of that.

27.

English Kings had little coercive power because they didn't own a(n) (a)   to push people.

28.

Stuarts believed that THEY had GIVEN Parliament rights whereas Parliament believed that those rights had been (a)   through the centuries.

29.

Stuart kings relied heavily on _____.

a)

Parliament

b)

their favourites

30.

James the Stuart was the son of _____.

a)

Francis the I and Mary the Queen of Scotland

b)

Lord Darnley and the Mary the Queen of Scotland

c)

Charles the II and Mary the Queen of Scotland

31.

King James the I and VI was the cousin of _____.

a)

Margret Tudor of Scotland

b)

Elizabeth the II of Ireland

c)

Elizabeth I of England

32.

_____ are the two houses of a Parliament in Britain.

a)

House of Lords and House of Commons

b)

the Senate and the Congress

c)

House of Commons and Kings

33.

When did the Gunpowder Plot take place?

a)

5th November 1650

b)

5th December 1605

c)

6th December 1605

d)

5th November 1605

34.

Who started the English Commonwealth?

a)

Charles I

b)

James II

c)

Charles II

d)

Oliver Cromwell

35.

The Restoration in 1660 was when the monarchy was restored (returned) to England.

True or False

a)

True

b)

False

36.
What tax did Charles I make everyone in the country pay?
a)
ship money
b)
income tax
c)
VAT
d)
royalty tax
37.
What was the nickname of the Parliament soldiers in the civil war?
a)
Roundheads
b)
Cavaliers
c)
Crommies
d)
Helmets
38.
Which country supported Charles after the first civil war?
a)
Scotland
b)
France
c)
Ireland
d)
England
39.
What main crime was Charles I accused of?
a)
treason
b)
heresy
c)
lying
d)

theft

40.

When were the Acts of Union issued?

(a)  

41.

What was in the Act of Settlement?

a)

The Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland unite into one kingdom by the name of Great Britain.

b)

The Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland is ruled by a single monarch.

c)

A Catholic cannot inherit the Throne.

d)

Male primogeniture