Pytania i odpowiedzi
History of Great Britain
Zebrane pytania i odpowiedzi do zestawu. History of Great Britain
Ilość pytań: 30
Rozwiązywany: 1486 razy
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He put Henry VI to the Tower of London. He had two sons who disappeared in the Tower of London.
Edward IV
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He was blamed with disappearance of two young princes, one of them was young king Edward V. He was unpopular. He had a challenger, John of Gaunt. Both Lancastrians and Yorkists were against him. He was killed during the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
Richard III
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Henry VII Tudor
king's challenger
He married Elizabeth of York and he had two sons: Arthur and Henry
He built strong and rich monarchy
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Henry VIII Tudor
He married Catherine of Aragon after Arthur's death of pneumonia.
He needed son desperately so he requested the Pope for the divorce.
He created Church of England, according to Convocation that recognised him as "Supreme Head of the English Church".
During his reign there was Act of Supremacy that means breaking with the Church from Rome.
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the only son of Henry VIII. He was succeeded by Jane Grey.
Edward VI
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Jane Grey
when Edward VI died she was on the throne for 9 days. Then she was again made to be a queen, even though she didn't want it.
She had a husband and together with him she was put into the tower by Mary's supporter.
Mary's supporters finally executed her and her husband because of the possibility of their uprise.
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she was Catholic. She married spanish king Philip. She burnt Protestants.
Bloody Mary
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Elizabeth I
half-sister of Bloody Mary
She tried to find any peaceful solution for religious disagreement in the country.
She created "parish" and made the Bible being commonly used in churches to teach people.
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James I
he was from Stuarts
He tried to rule without Parliament as much as possible.
He believed in divine right ro rule.
He had to deal with huge debt so he asked Parliament for money. Parliament agrees but it wanted to have more power so he refused.
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Charles I
he believed in prerogative power
Because he had problems with money he asked Parliament for it. Then Parliament made him sign Petition of Rights in 1628 so everybody had right to legal trial
He dissolved Parliament in 1629.
During his reign there were 11 years of tyranny.
During his reign Achbishop William Land introduced new book with sermons to pray for Scotland and the Scots uprised. Because of that the king called Short Parliament but is was dissolved because there was no change for agreement. In 1640 he called Long Parliament. Archbishop Laud left the country and Earl of Stafford was execued- it was the way to get rif of king's advisers.
In 1641 there was bloody rebellion in Ireland and king and Parliament were fighting also. They divided into 2 sided: Royalist (Cavaliers) and MPs (Roundheads)