Family
Elizabeth I
Church
Military
Culture
100

Which Henry VIII wife was Anne Boleyn?

Second

100

This was Elizabeth I’s age when she took the English throne in 1558.

25

100

In her later years, Elizabeth I was seen as the earthly embodiment of which holy figure?

Virgin Mary

100

The Spanish Armada took place in this year.

1588

100

Shakespeare’s play Richard III was written to support this royal family.

Tudor family

200

Whom married Mary I?

Philip II

200

This is how many years Elizabeth I ruled England, from 1558 until 1603.

44 years

200

What is the Act of Supremacy?

The Act of Supremacy was a law that made the English monarch the head of the Church of England instead of the Pope.

200

How many ships were in the Spanish Armada?

132

200

In 1576, this man built London’s first permanent theatre, simply called The Theatre.

James Burbage

300

Mary I’s husband, Philip II, belonged to this nationality.

Spanish

300

This is the year in which Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was born.

1533

300

Elizabeth I attempted to impose Protestantism in this Catholic country, leading to several rebellions supported by Spain.

Ireland

 

300

He attacked Cadiz in 1587.

Francis Drake

400

Whose son was Edward IV?

Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

400

These were the four languages Elizabeth I mastered as part of her humanist education under Catherine Parr.

French, Italian, Latin, Greek

400

When did Elizabeth I restore the Act of Supremacy?

In April 1559

400

Where did the land army gather?

At Tilbury

500

Anne Boleyn, the mother of Elizabeth I, was executed after being accused of this crime.

Adultery/treason

500

This royal palace on the River Thames was the birthplace of Elizabeth I in 1533

Greenwich Palace 

500

This Catholic royal became the figurehead of plots to remove Elizabeth I from the English throne.

Mary, Queen of Scots

500

Why did Spanish galleons lose to the English galleons?

The Spanish ships were large and less nimble. The English ships were smaller and faster, armed with guns that could fire over longer distances.

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