The Tudors and Their Reign Quiz

English Monarchs and Tudor Reign

• Richard III was the last English monarch to have been killed in battle.
• Henry VIII passed the Act of Supremacy through Parliament in 1533, making him equally supreme in Church and State.

Houses of York and Lancaster

• The white rose was the emblem of the House of York during the civil wars for the English throne.
• Henry Tudor united the House of York and the House of Lancaster by marrying Elizabeth of York.

Religious Reformation

• Protestantism and Humanism were new religious ideas that appeared during the Tudor reign.
• Henry VIII established a new Anglican Church and broke relations with Rome.

Utopia and its Author

• In Greek, the word 'utopia' means "no place" or "nowhere".
• Sir Thomas More was the author of the 1516 book Utopia and refused to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the Church in England.
• Sir Thomas More was the first English humanist known for his book Utopia.

Mary, Queen of Scots

• Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded in 1587 for alleged treason.