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6. Who said "Edward was the centerpiece of the political game"?

  • David Starkey
  • MacCulloch
  • J Matusiak
  • G R Elton

7. When did Mary I's government introduce a new Book of Rates?

  • 1558
  • 1553
  • 1557
  • 1556

8. Who said Mary I's reign was "as sterile as her womb"?

  • MacCulloch
  • David Loades
  • A F Pollard
  • G R Elton

9. How many people were killed by the typhoid and influenza epidemics under Mary I?

  • 600,000
  • 500,000
  • 200,000
  • 100,000

10. Who said Edward was "an articulate puppet removed from the realities of government"

  • Dale Hoak
  • Susan Doran
  • J Matusiak
  • G R Elton

11. How many months did Philip II spend in England?

  • 15
  • 18
  • 12
  • 11

12. Who said Edward was "obviously too young to rule"?

  • Jennifer Loach
  • Simon Adams
  • G R Elton
  • David Loades

13. From which year did Edward VI begin attending Privy Council meetings?

  • 1553
  • 1551
  • 1552
  • 1550

14. At what age did Edward VI come to the throne?

  • 10
  • 11
  • 9
  • 7

15. In what type of affairs did Edward VI involve himself in 1552?

  • Parliamentary legislation behind the second Act of Uniformity
  • Drafting the second Book of Common Prayer
  • Jousting