How many wives did Henry VIII have executed?
2
How many Tudor monarchs came before Elizabeth I?
5 - Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey and Mary I
When did Charles I become king?
1625
What were the names of the two sides fighting in the English Civil War?
The Cavaliers and Roundheads
How many shirts was Charles I wearing when he was executed?
2
When Henry VIII was a young man what religion did he follow?
Catholicism
What year did Elizabeth I die?
1603
What were the 3 main causes of the English Civil War?
Money, power and religion
What was the name of Oliver Cromwell's army?
The New Model Army
Who became leader of England after Charles I?
Oliver Cromwell, he became Lord Protector
By 1533, who had Henry VIII fallen out with?
The Pope
Did Elizabeth ever marry or have children?
No
What religion was Charles I's wife?
Catholic
Charles let his nephew lead at the Battle of Edgehill. What was his name?
Prince Rupert
Which two countries did Cromwell take back control of after Charles I died?
Scotland and Ireland
What was the name of Henry VIII's fifth wife?
What was the name given to early Elizabethan theatre (where groups would tour the country putting on shows)
The Bands of Strolling Players
In 1628 Parliament drew up a 'Common's ___________ of Right.' What is the missing word?
Petition
What country supported Parliament in the war?
Scotland
Charles II lost a war with who in 1667?
The Dutch
Henry introduced an act to make himself head of the church - what was it called?
The Act of Supremacy
What kinds of animals were hunted for sport in Elizabethan times? (You have to get at least 2 to get the points)
Stags, deer, hares
What was the name of the Archbishop that most people in England hated?
Archbishop Laud
"The Battle of Marston __________ took place in July 1644." Fill in the gap.
Moor
What was the name of Charles II's famous mistress?
Barbara Villiers