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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 was the motto Elizabeth adopted from Lady Tyrwhit, after Thomas Seymour's death?
2. Why were both Catholics and Protestants offended by Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset's politics, which made him unpopular?
3. Why did the council of regents assume control after Henry VIII died?
4. Why was the Duke of Somerset not able to gain support with people of his own rank when he was appointed Lord Protector in 1547?
5. Who were Jane Grey's parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Edward's reputation as a young king?
2. Who did Mary solicit to help her escape England and how was it thwarted?
3. Describe the relationship between Thomas Seymour and his fourteen year-old stepdaughter Elizabeth and its significance.
4. Who did Duke of Northumberland betroth Jane Grey to after he learned of the king's failing health and why?
5. Describe Thomas Seymour's attempted coup and what did he claim when it failed?
6. What did Kat Ashley tell Thomas Parry and why is it significant?
7. What were the grounds of Henry VIII's divorce to Katherine of Aragon and what did they signify?
8. Whose protection did Mary seek and how did that person help her?
9. How and why did Thomas Seymour attempt to court the king's favor against his brother?
10. Who was William Sharington and why did Thomas Seymour bribe him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The institution of marriage played a significant role in the lives of the Tudors. Compare and contrast the roles, duties, privileges, and sacrifices of wives and husbands during this time.
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
Discuss the Counter-Reformation, how it came about, its precepts and laws, as well as the consequences from this movement.
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