Flashcards on The Tudor Dynasty: 1485-1603
The Tudor Dynasty (1485-1603): A Comprehensive Student Guide
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Tudor England
18 cards
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Question: What conflict preceded the Tudor dynasty and which two houses fought it?
Answer: The Wars of the Roses between the houses of York (white rose) and Lancaster (red rose).
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Question: How did Henry VII unite the warring houses and found the Tudor dynasty?
Answer: He was a Lancastrian who married Elizabeth of York, uniting the two houses and founding the Tudor dynasty.
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Question: What cultural role did the Tudor court play?
Answer: The court was a center of culture: theater, songs, dances, poetry, and paintings.
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Question: What were Henry VII's main achievements for political stability (1485–1509)?
Answer: He restored political stability and royal authority by weakening the nobility, using financial penalties, bonds, and recognizances to keep aristocrats
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Question: Why was Henry VIII’s lack of a male heir a political problem?
Answer: After the recent civil war, having only one surviving child (Mary) and no male heir threatened dynastic security.
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Question: What major religious movement challenged the Catholic Church in the early 16th century?
Answer: The Protestant Reformation, begun by figures like Martin Luther, challenged papal authority and taught salvation through faith alone.
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Question: What action did Henry VIII take when the pope refused to annul his marriage?
Answer: He broke with Rome and, by the Act of Supremacy (1534), made himself head of the Church of England to secure a divorce.
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Question: What changes to Wales occurred in 1536 under Henry VIII?
Answer: Wales was assimilated into England: the English legal system was imposed, Welsh names were prevented in law, and English became the only official lang
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Question: How would you describe the Church of England immediately after Henry VIII's break with Rome?
Answer: It had a hybrid religious identity, neither fully Catholic nor fully Protestant.
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Question: List Henry VIII’s six wives mentioned and one key outcome for each where given.
Answer: Catherine of Aragon — produced Mary; Anne Boleyn — crowned queen, later beheaded; Jane Seymour — gave birth to Edward VI; Anne of Cleves — marriage an