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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. At what family's home did the Tudor court stay in September, 1535?

2. To whom did Queen Anne entrust the care of her daughter, Elizabeth, in the event that something should happen to her?

3. Who was sent to move Queen Katherine to Fotheringhay Castle in December, 1533?

4. What was the "Valor Ecclesiasticus"?

5. Who reversed the Act of Attainder against Katherine Howard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the journey of Queen Anne from Greenwich to the Tower of London.

2. Describe the coronation ceremony of Anne Boleyn.

3. What important events occurred in the Vatican in the winter and spring of 1534?

4. What kinds of charity did Queen Anne perform?

5. How did the birth of Princess Elizabeth affect the Princess Mary?

6. How was the succession left in King Henry VIII's will?

7. On what grounds was King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves dissolved?

8. In March, 1536, what incident changed the course of King Henry VIII's affair with Jane Seymour?

9. How was Queen Katherine mourned?

10. How did Anne Boleyn accept her sentence of death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Please discuss how the Renaissance affected the events of the reign of Henry VIII and his wives. For instance, Erasmus and humanism were an enormous part of the Renaissance. What was humanism and how did that philosophy play out in court? What other major components of the Renaissance made an impact on the lives of English royalty?

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