1. Who were Henry
2. Where was Henry's
first wife born?
3. Henry needed which
of the following to marry his brother's widow?
4. Henry's treatise Assertio
Septem Sacramentorum, defended which of the following
5. Sir Thomas More
lost his head for which of the following offenses?
6. Henry signed the
Treaty of Bruges with the Emperor Charles V in 1521 for which reason?
7. Henry's first
wife was the mother of which future monarch?
8. Which act of Parliament
declared Henry the Head of the Church of England?
9. The Act of Appeals
effectively did which of the following?
10. Who became Henry's
Viceregent in 1535?
11. The future King
Edward VI was the son of which of Henry's many brides?
12. In 1528, Henry
declared war on which relative of his wife Catherine of Aragon?
13. Henry gave himself
which title in 1540?
14. Anne Askew was
put to death in 1546 for which offense?
15. Henry's fifth
wife was a niece of which political figure?
16. What were the
17. Why did the Pope
name Henry –Defender of the Faith"?
18. What years cover
the span of Henry's life?
19. Who was Prince
20. What was the
–Pilgrimage of Grace"?
21. In Henry's time,
the phrase Via Media, or –Middle Way", referred
to which of the following?
22. Of the following
individuals, who was NOT sentenced to death for religious reasons?
23. Henry's break
with Rome fostered a new political climate in England animated by
24. Beginning in
1536, Henry's government began which major campaign throughout all
25. Henry's reign
began in which year?
26. Who was Jane
27. Thomas Cromwell
lost his head for which offense?
28. Thomas Howard,
Duke of Norfolk, was imprisoned in the Tower of London for which
29. Which of Henry's
ministers headed up the conservative, catholic faction in the Privy
Council later in the reign?
30. Who were Sir
Thomas Empson and Edmund Dudley?
31. Henry married
Anne of Cleves for which major reason?
32. Who did Henry
appoint as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533?
33. Why did Cardinal
Thomas Wolsey lose his position as Lord Chancellor in 1529?
34. During his last
year alive, Henry considered doing which of the following?
35. Under Henry's
government, Protestant heresy was usually punished in what manner?
36. How many pf Henry's
children became reigning monarchs of England?
37. What was the
major social problem of Henry's reign?
38. What was the
effective result of the 1533 Act of Appeals?
39. As a teenager,
Henry was generally not permitted to do which of the following
40. Who held Henry's
hand as he passed away the night of his death?
41. Which of Henry's
six wives were beheaded?
42. Henry met which
European magnate on the Field of Cloth-of-gold in 1520?
43. Which French
city did Henry's armies capture in 1544?
44. Anne Boleyn was
the mother of which English monarch?
45. Who was Henry's
most beloved wife?
46. In the early
part of Henry's reign, who exercised the greatest amount of power
over the government?
47. Unlike France
and Spain, sixteenth century England was ruled by what form of
48. Which decision
did Archbishop announce at his court at Dunstable in May 1533?
49. Which powers
joined Henry in the alliance called the Holy League in 1511?
50. Which pope refused
to grant Henry his divorce from Queen Catherine?