HISTORY REVISION

1. How do the Tudor, Stuart, Georgian and Victorian periods of History get their names?
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2. Which century are the following years in?
-1649____________
-1837____________
3. State the years for each period.

The late Tudor Period-

The Stuart Period-
The Georgian Period-
The Victorian Era-

4. 1558-
1588-
1591-
1603-
1605-
1642-
1649-
1649-1660-
1660-
1665-
1666-
1688-
1714-
1769-
1789-
1796-
1803-1815-
1825-
1832-
1833-
1837-
1859-
1870-
1876-
1901-

Chapter 1.1

1. What was the Privy Council?

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2. What do politicians do?
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3. Describe the following of Britain is 1558
-Communication
 -Food & Drinks
-Homes
-Rulers
-Religion
-The known world
-Clothing
-Transport
Chapter 1.2
4. Name and the three houses that Elizabeth and Mary had.
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5. Who was Queen Elizabeth Tudors mother?
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6. When was Elizabeth Tudor born?
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7. What were the languages that Elizabeth could speak by the time she was 16?
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8. What were the difficulties that Elizabeth faced in her early life?
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9. Explain the secrets of Elizabeth’s success.
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10. When did Mary become queen of England?
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11. Why did Mary keep Elizabeth like a prisoner in various country houses during her reign?
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12. When and at what age did Queen Elizabeth become queen?
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Chapter 1.3
13. Elizabeth was a Catholic. True or False?
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14. What was Queen Elizabeth’s ‘Middle Way’?
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15. Name the steps and main points in Elizabeth’s middle way.
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16. What were Puritans?
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17. Who was Elizabeth’s chief spy?
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18. What was a priest hole and why were they needed?
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19. The UK is now a _______________ country.
20. Why were Elizabeth’s actions called the ‘Middle way’?
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21. Did the ‘Middle Way’ work?
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Chapter 1.4
22. When did Mary become the Queen of Scotland?
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23. Explain the three marriages in Mary’s life.
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24. Why did Elizabeth imprison Mary and how long?
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25. What was the Babington Plot and how did it get its name?
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26. How did Anthony communicate with Elizabeth about the plot?
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27. Why was the Babington Plot unsuccessful?
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28. When was Mary executed?
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Chapter 1.5A
29. What was the Armada?
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30. Who was the king of Spain in 1588?
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31. Why was he angry with England?
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32. The area of sea that the Spanish Armada covered.
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33. What was Philp’s plan for the fleet?
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34. Describe the English navy.
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35. Describe the Spanish fleet.
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Chapter 1.5B
36. When did the Armada leave Spain and when was it spotted in England?
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37. ______ ships set out sailing in a ______________ shape.
38. How did the English warn the navy about Spain’s attack?
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39. Describe the process of the match.
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40. Name 4 consequences of the failure of the Spanish Armada.
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41. In what year did the Queen give permission to Sir Humphrey Gilbert to travel to North
America to build a settlement?
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42. Why didn’t Gilbert form a colony?
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43. Sir Humphrey Gilbert ___________ in _________________.
44. Describe the journey of Walter Reigh.
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45. Write what happened in each of the following years:
-1583
-1587
-1600
-1607
-1642
-1655
-1664
-1713
46. What were privateers?
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Chapter 1.7
47. Why did Queen Elizabeth forbid the showing of ugly portraits?
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48. How many times did Queen Elizabeth sit down to be painted, and how many paintings of her
exist today?
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49. Why did Elizabeth send Edward a portrait of herself and when?
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50. The name of a collection of regions or countries controlled by one leading or ‘mother
country’?
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