History of Tudors and Stuarts | Set 1
1. With the end of the Wars of the Roses and the accession of Henry VII, England entered a period of renaissance under the new dynasty of
the Tudors.
2. In his book ‘England under Tudors and Stuarts’, ……………. remarks
that, "the advent of the Tudors marked the sunset of the Middle Ages and the sunrise of Modern times."
3. ………………….. was the Founder of the Tudor Dynasty.
4. ………………..became the King of England after the death of his
father Henry VII.
5. Henry VIII joined the Holy League with the intention of driving
…………………out of Italy.
6. …………………made peace with France through the marriage alliance
of his sister Mary with Louis XII of France.
7. ………………… came to the throne of England by the act of succession
passed by Henry VIII.
8. ……………….. died in 1553 and the crown went to Mary Tudor.
9. In May …………… a massive invasion fleet or 'Armada' sailed from
the port of Lisbon.
10. The Levant Company was established to trade with the
………………….Empire.
11. ………………attempted to prove that the sun rather than the earth
was at the center of the planetary system.
12. The English Reformation started in the reign of ………………..
13. Henry VIII decided to rid himself of his first wife, …………. of
Aragon, after she had failed to produce a male heir to the throne.
14. ……………was made Supreme Head of the Church by an Act of
Parliament in 1534.
15. …………….. was an English lawyer, scholar, writer, Member of
Parliament and chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII.
16. ………….. published his ideas, initially in 'Novum Organum' (1620),
an account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge.
17. The University Wits is a phrase used to name a group of late-
……………..-century English playwrights and pamphleteers who were educated at the universities of Oxford or Cambridge and who became popular secular writers.
18. The term "University Wits" was coined by …………., a 19th-century
journalist.
19. ……………produced one of the most controversial and well-known
plays of all time, "Doctor Faustus."
20. ……………… second play was the two-part Tamburlaine the
Great ,published 1590.
21. …………..is best known for the satirical play ‘Every Man in His
Humour (1598).
22. ……………..gained fame with the publication of two prose
romances, Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and His England (1580).
23. ………………… was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and
was baptized a few days later on 26 April 1564.
24. ……………. Toxophilus (“Lover of the Bow”), written in the form of a
dialogue, was published in 1545.
25. The Faerie Queene was the work of ………………..
26. …………….. published his first important work, The Shepheardes Calender in 1580.
27. Walter Raleigh was an adventurer, courtier to…………….., navigator, author and poet.
28. …………….. published his single greatest work, the 'Philosophiae
Naturalis Principia Mathematica' ('Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy').
29. After the death of …………..her nephew James I, the succeeded to
the English throne in 1603..
30. king's supporters known as …………….
31. The Parliamentary forces known as ………………
32. The king ………………was arrested and executed in 1649 and
England became a republic (Commonwealth).
33. ………………, who called himself the Lord Protector (1653-1658),
behaved like a dictator.
34. ……………. had to flee the country when Parliament invited William
of Orange and his wife Mary to take the English throne in 1688..
35. The Line of the Stuarts stretched from ………….. to 1714 AD in
England .
36. ……………… was the first ruler of the Stuart period.
37. ………..was a Scot and was considered as the ’wisest fool’ in Europe.
38. After a formal trial …………..was accused of treason and was
executed, on January 30, 1649.
39. John Milton wrote the epic, Paradise Lost.
40. ……………… wrote Pilgrim’s Progress
41. The term "Metaphysical Poet" was first coined by the critic
…………….in his book ‘Life of Cowley’.
42. ……………………..wrote the book ‘Life of Cowley’
43. …………….displayed his talent as a poet, publishing his first
collection of poetry, Poetical Blossoms (1633), at the age of 15.
44. ………………….. famous work, The Anatomy of Melancholy, appeared
in 1621 under the pen name Democritus Junior.
45. In………, Henry landed from France, defeated and killed Richard at
Bosworth Field and ascended the throne as Henry VII.
46. Oliver Cromwell was determined to execute Charles I and on
January 30,………….. , the king was beheaded in London.
47. Monarchy in England was restored in………….
48. Henry VII was the founder of the ……………….dynasty.
49. Henry VIII was the ruler of the ……………….dynasty.
50. Elizabeth I was the daughter of ……………….
51. Who was the last ruler of the Tudor dynasty?
52. Who is the author of the book ‘England under Tudors and Stuarts?’
53. Who was the First Tudor King?
54. ………………defeated the Spanish Armada.
55. Who was the second Tudor King?
56. The Reformation in England under ………….was more of a political
and personal movement.
57. Who was awarded the title of Defender of the Faith by the Pope?
58. Catherine of Aragon was the wife of ……………..
59. Who summoned Reformation Parliament in 1529 in England?
60. …………..came to the throne of England by the act of succession
passed by Henry VIII.
61. Who was the author of the Paradise Lost?
62. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
63. When the Spanish Armada was defeated?
64. English East India Company, the British maritime organization
chartered by ……………in 1600 AD with rights of monopoly trading in the eastern waters and later founding a colonial state in India.
65. In 1615 King James I sent Sir Thomas Roe as his ambassador to the
court of Emperor ……………………
66. Who developed the ‘Theory of Universal Gravitation?’
67. The Principia made …………one of the best known intellectual
figures in Europe.
68. ‘Age of Faith’ is the work of ………………..
69. Oliver Cromwell fought against the king…………
70. Charles II became the ruler of England in …………….
a) 1660 b) 1664 c) 1670 d) 1760
71. Who was the founder of the Stuart Dynasty in England?
72. When the Stuart Dynasty came to power in England?
73. Who signed in the Petition of Rights?