Henry VIII quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What process saw Henry VIII seize wealth from religious houses?

   Answer: Dissolution of the Monasteries

   Why: It ran from 1536 to 1541 and closed more than eight hundred houses, taking the smaller ones first under an income threshold of two hundred pounds.

2. 2 Medium

   With which French king did Henry VIII hold a 1520 summit?

   Answer: Francis I

   Why: Wolsey proposed the meeting, held near Calais that June, where the English put up a temporary palace covering nearly two and a half acres.

3. 3 Hard

   What failure directly led to Thomas Cromwell's execution?

   Answer: Cleves marriage match

   Why: He was condemned by act of attainder without a trial, the same instrument he had used to destroy others.

4. 4 Easy

   Which Spanish princess was the first wife of Henry VIII?

   Answer: Catherine of Aragon

   Why: Born at Alcala de Henares, she was the youngest surviving child of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile.

5. 5 Medium

   How much did Henry VIII's waistline expand between his youth and death?

   Answer: About 20 inches

   Why: The surviving armour tracks it: a 34.7 inch waist at twenty-three, 36.1 inches by the 1520 summit, and past fifty inches near the end.

6. 6 Hard

   What was the name of Henry VIII's only acknowledged illegitimate son?

   Answer: Henry FitzRoy

   Why: His mother was Elizabeth Blount, and he was made a duke twice over at the age of six before dying at seventeen.