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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the penalty for being a heretic in Tudor England?
2. When Mary fled to Kenninghall, she stated that she was the true queen by "____and____law"?
3. What was the name of the Italian doctor who didn't inform the court of Edward VI's condition?
4. After Henry VIII's death, who ascended the throne?
5. What was Francis van der Delft planning before he was recalled home because of ill health?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Mary write Charles V for protection against the Protestants in 1549?
2. What did Mary press Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, to do and how did he respond?
3. What document did Mary have to sign after being welcomed back into the court by Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, that affected her for the rest of her life?
4. Who did Mary send to the Tower after she was crowned queen?
5. What were the consequences for Jane Grey after the arrest and death of Thomas Seymour?
6. What caused the Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector Edward Seymour to be overthrown by John Dudley?
7. What was Edward Seymour accused of that brought about a sentence of death by beheading, and what was the public's response?
8. What did Duke of Northumberland, pressure the king to do, and why did he court Mary's favor?
9. How did Jane Grey's parents treat her and what did it signify?
10. What were the grounds of Henry VIII's divorce to Katherine of Aragon and what did they signify?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As siblings, Edward, Elizabeth, and Mary shared the same father but had little else in common. Discuss Edward's, Elizabeth's, and Mary's lives as siblings. What were the similarities and differences between them as people and as royals?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout Weir's book, the English people's opinions of the various people, from King Edward to the Seymour brothers to Mary and Elizabeth, changed with the tides. Compare and contrast the public sphere's perception and reality about the goings on in the court by focusing on three major events from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Women struggled in Tudor England. They had no rights or power and were considered to be the weaker sex. What were the choices available to women? How did women negotiate their limited roles in society?
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