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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. In addition to Charles V, who did Mary rely on for advice and protection?

2. How did Jane Grey respond when she was told that she was no longer queen?

3. How many wives did Henry VIII have?

4. Who bore Edward, Henry VIII's son?

5. What year did Parliament pass the Act of Uniformity that declared the Book of Common Prayer to be used in all church services?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the council of regents came into power after Henry VIII's death, who assumed positions of power and what were the consequences?

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

3. How old was Edward VI when he was crowned and why is his age significant?

4. After fleeing Kenninghall when it is set fire by Protestants, what did Mary tell her councilors and household and why was it significant?

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

6. What were the grounds of Henry VIII's divorce to Katherine of Aragon and what did they signify?

7. Describe Thomas Seymour's attempted coup and what did he claim when it failed?

8. What do some historians suggest about Elizabeth's illness during the summer of 1548 after Katherine Parr discovered her and Thomas Seymour in one another's arms, and what is Weir's position?

9. How did Jane Grey react to her ascension and why was it significant?

10. How did Jane Grey's parents treat her and what did it signify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Henry VIII's relationship to his children by addressing notions of legitimacy, ascension, and religion within the kingdom.

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

Ascension to the throne was an intricate process, bound up in social, cultural, and political customs. How did ascension to the throne affect the lives of Henry VIII's children, Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth not only in terms of their predetermined roles in society, but also in terms of their personal identities?

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