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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 did Mary press the Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, to grant her until Edward came of age?

2. What was Francis van der Delft planning before he was recalled home because of ill health?

3. What did Elizabeth do to ward off Thomas Seymour's inappropriate behavior, according to Weir?

4. What did Thomas Seymour do around Elizabeth that made her uncomfortable and her caretaker concerned for her innocence?

5. Jane Grey's father, Henry Grey, was the Marquess of _______?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How were Elizabeth and Mary concerning the effect of being disinherited by their father?

6. What did Duke of Northumberland, pressure the king to do, and why did he court Mary's favor?

7. How did Elizabeth respond to Duke of Northumberland's pressure to have her rescind her claim to the throne?

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

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

10. Why did Mary write Charles V for protection against the Protestants in 1549?

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

Although young, King Edward VI was respected and admired within and without the court. What religious, social, and cultural values did the king impart? What made him a popular monarch?

Essay Topic 3

Dissect Leo Tolstoy's famous quote as it pertains to the Tudor Family: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

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