Family Tree
Who was Mary's father?
Henry VIII
How many people did Mary burn at the stake?
284 or 300.
When did Henry divorce Mary's mother?
1533
What did Mary want to restore in England?
Catholicism
What was the punishment of stealing in the 16th century?
Hanging
Who was Mary's mother?
Catherine of Aragon
What laws did Mary bring back which allowed her to burn Protestants at the stake? - Bonus points if you know the year it was passed.
Heresy Laws (1554)
Who did Mary marry? - Bonus points for the country he comes from.
King Philip of Spain
Mary aimed to reverse the religious policies of which two rulers?
Henry VIII and Edward VI.
How many Protestants did Mary allow to leave the country instead of executing them?
800
Why did Mary hate her half-sister Elizabeth?
Who did Mary burn at the stake despite him renouncing his faith 6 times and why?
Thomas Cranmer because he organised Henry's divorce from her mother mother, Catherine of Aragon.
Why couldn't Mary have any children?
She was considered infertile and had possible cancer
Why can Mary's history be considered unreliable and why?
Who was the top Tudor executioner and how many did the kill?
Henry VIII & 70,000
Who ruled before Mary and why was it short lived?
Lady Jane Grey & because Mary raised an army to overthrow her as she declared herself Queen.
Why might the number of people Mary burned be inaccurate?
A Protestant wrote the book on her burnings and often counted the same number twice.
How long did Mary rule England for? - bonus points for the years.
5 years (1553 - 1558)
Who wrote the book that recorder Mary's executions of Protestants? - bonus points for the name of the book.
John Foxe - (Foxe’s Book of Martyrs)
How many people did Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I burn in comparison to Mary? - bonus points if you remember in how many years.
Henry burned 81 people in 38 years. Edward burned 2 people in 6 years. Elizabeth burned 5 in 35 years.
Who was Mary's step mother?
Jane Seymour
How could you argue that Mary was not to blame for burning Protestants at the stake?
She was influenced by her advisor Cardinal Pole who had been treated badly when Edward was king and wanted revenge on the Protestants.
Recite the nursery rhyme of Mary - bonus points if you can sing it!
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, And cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row.
What was the name of the rebellion that took place after Mary married a Catholic foreign King? - bonus points if you can tell me how many rebels Mary executed.
Wyatt Rebellion - 120 rebels were executed and their heads placed on spikes outside their villages.
How many people did Mary forgive after rebelling against her?
400