Edward, Mary & Elizabeth Facts Test

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On what day was Edward proclaimed as king?
31 January 1547
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Who preached about Edward's similarities with the biblical King Josiah at his coronation?
Archbishop Cranmer
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Who was traditionally regarded as the 'Good Duke'?
Somerset
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What process was used by Somerset to issue in order in the name of the King to the realm?
Proclamations
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Where did Somerset hold Edward during the kidnapping of the King?
Windsor Castle
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When did the Privy Council withdraw their support for Somerset and make official charges against him?
1549
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What title did John Dudley hold in 1549?
Earl of Warwick
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What land did England give up during the 1550 negotiations with France?
Bouloin
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Why did Cranmer make similarities between Edward 'the boy king' and the Kings of the Old Testament?
For creating a 'new Jerusalem'
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Why was the authority of bishops temporarily suspended in 1547?
To investigate if they are following the correct doctrine/practices
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What did Cranmer issue in 1547 which used to be used in place of sermons?
Book of Homilies
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List two Roman Catholic traditional practices which were prohibited in August 1547
Lighting of candles
Banning of rosary beads
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In what year was the Dissolution of the Chantries brought in under Edward?
1549
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Why did the Chantries serve no purpose in the Protestant Church?
No belief in prayers for the dead in purgatory
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Which two Acts were repealed by Parliament in Nov-Dec 1547?
Six Articles
Treason Act
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What is the word given for the destruction of images in churches?
Iconoclasm
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In what month did the Western Rebellion begin?
May
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In which month did Kett's rebellion being?
July
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Where did the Western rebels camp?
St Mary Clyst
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Who did Somerset support to put down the Western Rebellion?
Lord Russel
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Where did the Kett's rebels camp?
Mousehold Heath
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Where were most of the Kett's rebels killed by Warwick's forces?
Dussindale
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1549 was a year of rebellion. Where was the last place to cause problems for Edward and Somerset?
Leicestershire
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Who was the patron saint of the dissolved abbey at Wynondham?
Becket
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Which Act of Succession was ignored at the end of Edward's reign?
1547 Act of Succession (from Henry VIII)
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What document was written to change the succession during Edward's reign?
Device
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What legal order was then issued to change the succession during Edward's reign?
Letters patent
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Who was Lady Jane Grey married to?
Guilford Dudley
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Which key Earl supported Mary's claim to the throne?
Sussex
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Which castle did Mary stay at on her way to claiming the throne in London herself?
Framlingham Castle
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On what date was Northumberland's trial?
6 July 1553
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On what date did Edward die?
6 July 1553
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Which Scottish reformer was against a female monarch?
John Knox
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On what date did Mary enter London to claim her throne?
3 August 1553
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Who was the Spanish/Imperial Ambassador during Mary's reign?
Simon Renard
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How many Parliaments were called during Mary's reign?
5
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Which English nobleman was put forward as a contender for Mary's hand in marriage?
Edward Courtenay
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In which year did Mary's marry Philip?
1554
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In which year did Philip become King of Spain?
1556
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Who oversaw Mary's pre-nuptial treaty on behalf of the privy council?
Gardiner
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In which year were the Six Articles revived by Mary?
1554
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Who was Pope in 1553?
Pope Julius III
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When did Cardinal Pole arrive in England?
1554
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What issue needed to be resolved to ensure the Statute of Repeal would be passed by Parliament?
Monastic lands
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What Abbey in London did Mary restore?
Westminster
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What two natural disasters occurred during Mary's reign?
Great Sweat
Famine
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When did the war with France occur during Mary's reign?
June 1557
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What act was passed to reform the armed forces?
Taking the Musters
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Who was John Foxe?
Wrote the Book of Martyrs
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When was Cranmer arrested by Mary's administration?
14 September 1553
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On what date was Cranmer burned at the stake?
21 March 1556
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Which two bishops were burnt together?
Latimer & Ridley
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Which Pope recalled Cardinal Pole to Rome?
Pope Paul IV
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What impact did Pole's lack of Papal support make?
Could not employ new bishops
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Why was the Pope hostile to Mary?
Anti-Habsburg Pope
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In what month and year did Wyatt's Rebellion break out?
January 1554
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How many men did Wyatt have as a force in Rochester?
2000
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Who commanded troops in Gravesend to stop the rebels?
Lord Cobham
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Which palace was looted by the rebels?
Bishop of Winchester
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How did Mary secure support of Londoners against the rebels?
Guildhall Speech
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How many rebels were executed by Mary?
Less than 100
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Which two people not involved in Wyatt's rebel were executed in its aftermath?
Lady Jane Grey
Guilford Dudey
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Who was sent into exile due to the rebellion?
Courtenay
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When did Elizabeth succeed to the throne?
1558
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What did Grindal believe should be the focus of liturgy?
Second Book of Prayer
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Who was chosen as her first Archbishop of Canterbury?
Matthew Parker
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Who was William Cecil?
Secretary of State
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What French territory was lost in the war against France at the start of Elizabeth's reign?
Calais
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What treaty was signed in April 1559?
Cateau-Cambrésis
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What change happened in the French royal family in June 1559?
King died and replaced with Francis, husband of Mary Queen of Scots
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Who were the Huguenots?
Radical Protestants
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When did Elizabeth's first Parliament sit/open?
January 1559
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When were the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity passed?
April 1559
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What title did Elizabeth take in the Church of England?
Supreme Governor
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Which Book of Common Prayer did Elizabeth adopt from Edward's reign?
Second
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What name is given for a group of Catholics wo refused to attend services of the Church of England?
Recusants
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Why did Bishop Jewel resign?
Disliked use of Crucifixes
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Which two Earls had led to the Northern Earls Rebellion?
Northumberland
Westmoreland
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Who excommunicated Elizabeth in 1570?
Pope Pius V
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