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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 what year was the most recent biography, before Weir's, of Henry VIII's wives written?

2. Who was the new Spanish ambassador to England as of autumn, 1529?

3. Where did Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon spend their early married life?

4. What did Queen Katherine call herself while the King was courting Anne Boleyn?

5. What book did Anne Boleyn read and share with the King, who approved of it despite its place on the banned list?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the state of women's rights during the Tudor period.

2. How did Queen Isabella's death affect her daughter, Katherine of Aragon, politically?

3. How was the King's case left in July, 1529?

4. How did Henry VIII earn the title "Fidei Defensor"?

5. Why was King Henry VII so eager to marry his eldest son to one of Spain's princesses?

6. What complaints did King Henry VIII lodge against Katherine of Aragon in a letter sent by his Privy Council?

7. What was Katherine's main point of contention with the legatine court?

8. What major event happened at Parliament in February, 1531?

9. Why was the Pope involved in Katherine of Aragon's betrothal to Prince Henry?

10. What caused Anne Boleyn's enmity for Cardinal Wolsey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In a well-thought-out essay, discuss the use of foreshadowing in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." Consider the ways in which one person's fate seems to foretell another's, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the Reformation affected the reign of Henry VIII and his marriages. For instance, how did the movement for Church Reform become helpful to the King, both to encourage his marriages and hasten his divorces? Did the movement cause conflict in any of his marriages? Did it cause trouble for any of his wives?

Essay Topic 3

King Henry VIII had several powerful advisers that rose to power at someone else's expense and then fell just as quickly. Please choose one of these advisers and discuss how his eminence affected and was affected by Henry VIII's wife at the time.

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