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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. How did Prince Arthur die?

2. Who did King Henry VII first pursue for his own second marriage?

3. Where was Anne Boleyn sent in 1513?

4. With whom did King Henry VIII fall passionately in love in 1527?

5. Which of these was not a title bestowed upon Prince Henry before his fifth birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Anne Boleyn humiliate Queen Katherine in 1532?

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

5. What are the different portraits painted of Anne Boleyn by her biographers?

6. What were the objections foreseen by Ferdinand of Aragon to his daughter, Katherine, marrying Prince Henry?

7. How was a marriage executed in Tudor England?

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

9. Why was the court closed during Christmas, 1517?

10. How was King Henry VIII betrayed by his father-in-law?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the state of women's lives in Tudor England? What kind of power did they have? What choices? Please use three examples.

Essay Topic 2

Religious conflict is one of the major themes that runs throughout this text. Please discuss the effects this conflict had on the wives of Henry VIII, including their public reception and the ways in which they were used, before and after their marriages, by those around the King to promote one side of the conflict.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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