Henry VII
At which battle did Henry VII seize the throne of England?
The Battle of Bosworth
Was Henry the first choice to succeed his father Henry VII?
No - it was originally supposed to be Prince Arthur
Who was the mother of Edward VI?
Jane Seymour
What is Mary's nickname?
Bloody Mary
When was the Battle of Hastings fought?
1066
Who did Henry VII marry, ending the Wars of the Roses?
Elizabeth of York
Why did Henry VIII have Thomas Wolsey arrested?
For failing in the King's Great Matter, and then corresponding with the Pope.
What was the major foreign policy focus during the reign of Edward VI?
The rough wooing
Where is Mary's tomb?
In Westminster Abbey - under Elizabeth
Which Anglo-Saxon king successfully saved England from the Vikings?
Alfred the Great
What type of claim (in terms of the line of succession) did Henry VII have on the English throne?
Cognatic primogeniture
Why did Henry execute Henry Howard at the end of his reign?
What was the name given to Edward Seymour's removal of church decoration and colour?
The Iconoclasm
Where did Mary deliver her desperate speech against Wyatt's Rebellion?
The Guildhall
What was the name for the period in English history when the throne was fought over between Stephen and Matilda?
The Anarchy
What did Henry VII receive in 1492 from another powerful European nation?
The French Pension - Annual payments of 50,000 crowns due to the Treaty of Etaples
Who orchestrated the downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn?
Thomas Cromwell
What caused the death of Edward VI?
Tuberculosis
Why did Mary seek revenge on Thomas Cranmer especially?
He had overseen the divorce between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Which Middle-Eastern city led to thousands of Englishmen and Europeans going on a crusade to 'recapture it'?
Jerusalem
How many years did Henry VII spend in exile in Brittany?
12 years
At which celebration did Henry VIII lose a wrestling match?
The Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520
What policy led to anger in East Anglia over the problem of enclosure?
Norfolk Foldcourse
Who did Mary wish to leave the throne to, but was prevented from doing so by her husband Philip?
Mary, Queen of Scots
Who was the only American president to be elected four times?
Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) 1933-45