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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. Why did the Earl of Hertford believe he should be the Lord Protector of England after Henry VIII's death?

2. Who did Thomas Seymour shoot when his armed men entered the king's chamber with a forged key?

3. What skill did Elizabeth posses that she was praised for, according to Weir?

4. Who were Jane Grey's parents?

5. What was the name of the Italian doctor who didn't inform the court of Edward VI's condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Edward's reputation as a young king?

2. Who did Duke of Northumberland betroth Jane Grey to after he learned of the king's failing health and why?

3. What caused the Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector Edward Seymour to be overthrown by John Dudley?

4. What did Mary press Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, to do and how did he respond?

5. Whom did Thomas Seymour marry after failing to secure the hand of Princess Mary, and why was it significant?

6. 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?

7. What was Elizabeth's reputation following Thomas Seymour's death and what did it signify?

8. What prediction did Mary hear that made her resolve to stay in England and how is it significant?

9. Describe the relationship between Thomas Seymour and his fourteen year-old stepdaughter Elizabeth and its significance.

10. What did Kat Ashley tell Thomas Parry and why is it significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Weir discusses religious oppression in Tudor England. Choose two people and discuss how religious oppression affected them.

Essay Topic 2

The Tower of London looms large in Weir's book, not only literally, in the sense of the many people sent there, but also figuratively, in the sense of what it represented in society. Choose three people who were sent to the Tower and discuss how it affected them.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and Contrast Whitehall with Hampton Court in terms of their purposes and functions for the royal family. How were they sites of both solace and suffering?

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