Tudors 1
Who became queen for nine days after Edward VI died?
Lady Jane Grey
What was Elizabeth’s plan to stop religious conflict called?
The Religious Settlement
What is a revolution?
When people rise up against a government
How many estates were there in France?
Three
What was the Estates General?
A meeting of representatives from the three estates
What religion did Mary I want England to follow?
Catholicism
When did Elizabeth become queen?
1558
Name one thing France was famous for in the 1780s
Luxury goods / fashion / cuisine
Name one privilege of the nobles
Did not pay taxes / had political power / held high positions
What did the Third Estate do when they were unhappy with the Estates General?
Formed the National Assembly
Why did Mary punish Protestants?
She wanted England to return to Catholicism and remove opposition
What is a recusant?
A Catholic who refused to attend Church of England services
When did Louis XVI become king?
1774
What was the name of the tax peasants had to pay to the Church?
Tithe
On what date was the Bastille stormed?
14 July 1789
What does the word “martyr” mean?
Someone who dies for their beliefs
What were the Protestant extremists called?
Puritans
Around how much was Louis XVI’s annual income?
About 475 million livres
Around what percentage of the population were the bourgeoisie?
About 8–9%
What was the name of the peasant uprising in 1789?
The Great Fear
Which two Protestant martyrs were burned in Oxford under Mary I?
Latimer and Ridley
Which Pope called Elizabeth the daughter of a sorceress?
Pope Pius V
By the 1780s, around how much debt was France in?
About 1,600 million livres (over 1.5 billion livres)
What does the term “sans-culottes” mean?
Without knee breeches
Around how many years had it been since the Estates General was last called before 1787?
About 170 years