Henry VIII Test OneHenry VIII Test OneSheets 1-4

1.What were the dates of the reign of Henry VIII?

1509 to1547

2. How old was Henry VIII when he became King?

17

3.Name one musical accomplishmentPlayed lutePlayed harpsichordSang wellComposed music

4.Name one sporting activityArcheryJoustingWrestlingTennis

5. Who was his first wife?Catherine of Aragon

6.Name of Henry’s brother to whom she had been previously married?

Arthur

7.Name of Pope’s permission for Henry to marry her?

Papal Dispensation

8.Why was this necessary?Church law saidcannot marry brother’s widow

9. Why did Henry want someone to govern the country for him?

So he could devote himself to pleasure

10. Where was Thomas Wolsey born?Ipswich

11. What was his family background?Son of butcher

12. What was his first important job for the Royal Family?

Chaplain to Henry VII

13 and 14. What were the names of Henry VII’s two tax collectors whom Henry VIII had executed?

Richard EmpsonEdmund Dudley

15. Why did he have them executed?So he could become popular

16. What was the name of the organisation Henry joined to drive the French out of Italy?

Holy League

17. What was the first job Henry gave to Wolsey?

To organise another expedition

18. What was the nickname of the battle the English won as a result?

Battle of the Spurs

19. What French town did the English win as a result?

Tournai

20. At which battle were the Scots defeated?

Flodden

21. Who led the English army at this battle?

Earl of Surrey

22.Who was the most important Scots person killed at this battle?

James IV

23.One thing the French agreed to in the peace treaty

English could keep TournaiFrench to make English an annual

paymentFrance and England to become allies

24. Who was the French king whom Henry’s sister Mary would marry?

Louis XII

25. What was the effect of all this for Wolsey?

Henry decided he was the man to run the country