WorksheetsThe Tudors - end of unit quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Richard III was killed by Henry of Lancaster in the...
Battle of Bradford Acres
Battle of Bosworth Field
Battle of Bingham Brook
Battle of Birmingham Park
The War of the Roses lasted how long?
30 years
300 years
25 years
40 years
The Tudor dynasty introduced a new emblem. Which house did the red rose represent?
York
Lancaster
Henry VII is remembered for stabilising England and introducing...
(a)
The son of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII, succeeded the throne in 1509. How many wives was he famous for having?
Eight
None
Three
Six
Henry knew of his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, before they married. How?
She was his cousin
She was previously married to his brother
She was one of his royal advisors
She was a servant in his palace
Besides Catherine of Aragon, who was the only other one of Henry VIII's wives to survive...
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Ann Boleyn
Catherine Parr
Henry longed for a male heir but had two girls before this finally happened. What was his eldest child called?
Elizabeth
Mary
Edward
Henry VIII made the controversial move to divorce two of his wives. The Catholic church rejected this and so he made himself head of...
(a)
This process of removing Catholic churches from England and converting the country to Protestantism was called the...
Conversion
Religious awakening
Reformation
Henry VIII lived a fairly unhealthy lifestyle. He did enjoy some active hobbies though. Which of these did he take part in or enjoy watching?
Mountain climbing
Jogging
Jousting
Hunting
When Henry VIII passed away in 1547, he left his only legitimate male heir (Edward VI) to the throne at just age...
12
8
9
11
Edward VI fell ill very young and died after only six years on the throne. Which disease supposedly killed the young monarch?
Cancer
Tuberculosis
The Bubonic Plague
Measles
Young Edward's death meant that there was no male heir to take the throne. Edward didn't want either of his sisters to succeed him and so he nominated who to take over?
William Shakespeare
Lady Jane Grey
Catherine Parr
King James VI of Scotland
When Mary I had overcome the threat of Lady Jane Grey, she began to convert England back to Catholicism. Which nickname did she gain from killing stubborn Protestants?
(a)
Queen Mary I married into a foreign royal family to strengthen her political position. From which country did her husband come?
Portugal
Spain
France
Germany
The final Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I, spent the longest on the throne. For how long did she reign?
10 years
60 years
45 years
30 years
Elizabeth is the only English monarch to never marry. She famously once said that she was married to what?
Herself
England
The throne
Her bed
Elizabeth is widely regarded as one of England's best monarchs. However, her protestant beliefs, the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and her support of the Netherlands in their fight for freedom led to the attack of the Spanish armada. What did that consist of?
130 ships
8,000 sailors
13,000 soldiers
100 ships
1,000 sailors
1,000 soldiers
500 ships
10,000 sailors
50,000 soldiers
20 ships
5,000 sailors
10,000 soldiers
When Elizabeth I died without an heir, there were no Tudors remaining to take the thrown. Which year did the Tudor dynasty come to its end?
1455
1600
1603
1510
