Quiz Mid Tudor Crisis and Elizabeth I

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Question 2 / 30

Within weeks what had Somerset overthrown, which was set up by Henry VIII to exercise power during Edwards minority?

Privy council

House of commons

Regency council

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Question 3 / 30

In 1547 what battle did Somerset win and who was this against?

Battle of Pinkie and Scotland

Battle of Winkie and Scotland

Battle of Nonsuch and Spain

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Question 4 / 30

To pay for war, Somerset used debasement of the coinage which raised how much money?

£547, 000

£537, 000

£133, 333

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Question 5 / 30

Iconoclasm in 1547 meant what?

Purge of the Catholic church

Denunciation of images in London

No more chapels

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Question 6 / 30

When was the Vagrancy Act?

1549

1548

1547

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Question 7 / 30

Why did Somerset's government find it hard to control rebellions of 1549?

Not very organised

Most troops were garrisoning in the South of Scotland or SE England avoiding French invasion

Somerset didn't realise to the extent of the countries hatred for him

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Question 8 / 30

How many did Lord Russel kill when destroying the Western Rebellion?

3, 000

5, 000

6, 000

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Question 9 / 30

Whose destruction of church images was also a cause of the Western Rebellion?

Carew

William Body

Flowerdew

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Question 10 / 30

Who originally tried to put down the Kett's rebellion but failed?

Fkowerdew

Earl of Southapmton

Earl of Northampton

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Question 11 / 30

What did Northumberland use to get Somerset out of Power?

Coup

Arrest

Execution

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Question 12 / 30

How much did Northumberland gain from selling Boulougne?

£120, 000

£537, 000

£133, 333

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Question 13 / 30

Who did Northumberland exclude from decision making to make it easier for him?

Paget

Bishop of Ely

Dorset

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Question 14 / 30

The act of 6 articles repealed meant?

Protestant ideas were taken away from church

Catholic ideas were taken away from church

Northumberland known as supreme governor?

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Question 15 / 30

In 1550 who refused to remove altars so was imprisoned in the tower?

Bishop of Chichester

Bishop of Ely

Bishop of Cornwall

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Question 16 / 30

As soon as Mary took the throne who attempted to build an altar straight away?

Melton Maubray

Lankin parkin

Bishop of Chichester

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Question 17 / 30

What places weren't happy with Mary's changes to religion?

Yorkshire and Kent

Lincolnshire and Kent

Lancashire and Kent

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Question 18 / 30

Mary's councillors had little experience in government, give me an example of one of them?

Earl of Southapton

Robert Rochester

Edmund Campoin

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Question 19 / 30

How many councillors did Mary appoint?

13

20

50

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Question 20 / 30

How big was Wyatt's force?

1, 000

, 2, 000

3, 000

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Question 21 / 30

Who did the Wyatt's family outmavouvre?

Duke of Norfolk

Duke of Southampton

Earl of Dudley

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Question 22 / 30

How many Mps were against the repeal of Edwardian laws?

42

37

80

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Question 23 / 30

1/4 of clergymen were deprived of their livings due to what?

As they were married

They acted out against the monarch

Disagreed to her repeal

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Question 24 / 30

What did Mary lose in the war with France in 1555?

Boulougne

Militia

Calais

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Question 25 / 30

How many protestants were burned at the stake?

129

289

301

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Question 26 / 30

What bill was rejected in 1554 by parliment?

Subsidy bill

Elizabeth to be taken out of the succcesion

Religious reformation

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Question 27 / 30

What took over Court of Fruits and Tenths?

Court of exchequer

Subsidy court

Extraordianry revenue

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Question 28 / 30

What did Elizabeth gain from Mary's financial reforms?

New fruits and tenths

Plans for recoinage and a new book of rates

Double subsidy

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Question 29 / 30

How many new sips did Mary create?

7

6

3

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Question 30 / 30

What epidemic was around in Mary's reign?

Influenza

The Plague

Black death

Quiz Mid Tudor Crisis and Elizabeth I

As Edward was 9 Years old when he took the throne it created a minority government which meant.

Within weeks what had Somerset overthrown, which was set up by Henry VIII to exercise power during Edwards minority?

In 1547 what battle did Somerset win and who was this against?

To pay for war, Somerset used debasement of the coinage which raised how much money?

Iconoclasm in 1547 meant what?

When was the Vagrancy Act?

Why did Somerset's government find it hard to control rebellions of 1549?

How many did Lord Russel kill when destroying the Western Rebellion?

Whose destruction of church images was also a cause of the Western Rebellion?

Who originally tried to put down the Kett's rebellion but failed?

What did Northumberland use to get Somerset out of Power?

How much did Northumberland gain from selling Boulougne?

Who did Northumberland exclude from decision making to make it easier for him?

The act of 6 articles repealed meant?

In 1550 who refused to remove altars so was imprisoned in the tower?

As soon as Mary took the throne who attempted to build an altar straight away?

What places weren't happy with Mary's changes to religion?

Mary's councillors had little experience in government, give me an example of one of them?

How many councillors did Mary appoint?

How big was Wyatt's force?

Who did the Wyatt's family outmavouvre?

How many Mps were against the repeal of Edwardian laws?

1/4 of clergymen were deprived of their livings due to what?

What did Mary lose in the war with France in 1555?

How many protestants were burned at the stake?

What bill was rejected in 1554 by parliment?

What took over Court of Fruits and Tenths?

What did Elizabeth gain from Mary's financial reforms?

How many new sips did Mary create?

What epidemic was around in Mary's reign?

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