Starter quiz
- How old was Mary, Queen of Scots when she became queen of Scotland?
- 6 days old ✓
- 6 years old
- 16 years old
- 60 years old
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- What religion did Mary, Queen of Scots follow?
- 'Catholicism' ✓
- Why did many Catholics think that Mary was legally the rightful ruler of England?
- unlike Mary, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth was not Catholic
- Elizabeth was illegitimate as she was born from an illegal marriage ✓
- Elizabeth was unmarried with no children
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- How did the Scottish lords react to Mary's marriage to Lord Bothwell?
- they encouraged her to claim her right to England's throne
- they rebelled against her ✓
- they demanded that she be married in a Presbyterian ceremony
- they forced her and Lord Bothwell to return to France
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- What was the name of the plot to assassinate Elizabeth that definitely involved Mary, Queen of Scots?
- Bakeman Plot
- Babington Plot ✓
- Ridolfi Plot
- Throckmorton Plot
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- Why was Mary considered a 'figurehead' for Catholic rebels in England?
- She was the head of the Catholic Church
- She was the most religiously-minded person in England
- She inspired Catholics to rebel for her ✓
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Exit quiz
- What was England's relationship like with Spain when Elizabeth became queen in 1558?
- good - England was part of the Spanish Empire
- good - Spain's king, Philip II, had been married to England's queen, Mary I ✓
- neutral - neither country knew a lot about the other one
- bad - England had previously invaded and ruled parts of Spain
- bad - England and Spain had been at war for years
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- Why did Philip II ask Elizabeth to arrest Francis Drake?
- he had mocked Philip II's appearance by saying his beard needed a trim
- he had attacked Spanish ships and settlements in the Americas ✓
- he fought against the Spanish during the Dutch Rebellion
- he had raided Spanish settlements on the north coast of Spain
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- Fill in the missing word: the name given to Dutch ships that were allowed safe harbour in English ports during the Dutch Rebellion was Sea ..........
- 'Beggars' ✓
- Which of the following was true about the Duke of Medina Sidonia, leader of the Spanish Armada?
- he was secretly an English spy
- he had lost his leg fighting against the Dutch and was in constant pain
- he got violently seasick whenever he was on a ship ✓
- he was hated by all of the other ships' captains
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- What new tactics did the English navy use to fight the Spanish Armada?
- massive warships for boarding enemy vessels
- stealthy night-time raids
- underwater battering rams to sink enemy ships
- fast and manoeuvrable ships with long-range cannons ✓
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- Which event sunk a large part of the Spanish Armada?
- The slow journey up the English Channel
- The Battle of Gravelines
- Storms off the coasts of Scotland and Ireland ✓
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Key learning points
- English privateers had been raiding Spanish ships in the Atlantic and stealing their gold.
- England supported Dutch Protestant rebels in the Netherlands against the Spanish.
- The Spanish King, Philip II, wished to make England Catholic.
- The Spanish Armada in 1588 was a Spanish attempt to invade England.
- Elizabeth I used the victory over the Spanish in propaganda.
Common misconception
The English navy destroyed the Spanish Armada.
Most of the ships lost from the Spanish Armada were sunk in storms after the battle against the English navy.
Keywords
Alliance - an alliance is a connection or friendship between different countries
Privateer - a privateer is a person or armed ship allowed by a government to attack and steal from other ships at sea
Fleet - a fleet is a group of ships sailing together
Navy - the navy is the branch of the armed forces which operates at sea
Spanish armada - the Spanish Armada was a large group of warships
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