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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 age was Catherine of Aragon approaching in the early 1520s?

2. After her husband's death, what did Catherine of Aragon often struggle to do?

3. Why was there disappointment surrounding the birth of Catherine and Henry's child in 1516?

4. Catherine of Aragon and Henry's firstborn son died of ___________.

5. What did Henry name his first illegitimate son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the result of Catherine's first two pregnancies?

2. After Arthur's death, what caused Henry VII to back away from the plan to marry Catherine to his son Henry?

3. What did Catherine of Aragon say in her speech at the tribunal at Blackfriars in 1529?

4. Who gave birth to Henry VIII's son in 1519?

5. What did Cardinal Wolsey suggest Catherine of Aragon should do when Henry decided to end their marriage?

6. When did Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII marry? What happened to Catherine quickly after?

7. What ruined King Henry's plans to marry Princess Mary to Charles V? How did Henry and Catherine feel about this turn of events?

8. After Elizabeth of York's death, what did people speculate about Henry VII remarrying?

9. What was Anne Boleyn's family background?

10. Who were Catherine of Aragon's parents? What is noted about her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the conclusion of "The Wives of Henry VIII." What happens at the end of the book? Are there any unanswered questions? Are there any surprises at the end of the book? Why might Fraser have chosen to end the book where she does?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the relationship that Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn had with the King's court and the public. Why was their experience with these groups so different? How did it affect their time as Queen?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Anna of Cleves, Henry's fourth wife. How did Henry feel about Anna of Cleves? Why did Henry marry Anne of Cleves? What was their relationship like during their marriage? How did their marriage end and how did Henry treat Anna afterward?

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