Starter quiz
- Which event deposed the Catholic King James II of England and replaced him with Protestant monarchs?
- English Civil War
- Glorious Revolution ✓
- Industrial Revolution
- Renaissance
- Enlightenment
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- What century is the year 1688 in?
- '17th century' ✓
- Put the English royal dynasties in chronological order, starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔The Tudors
- 2⇔The Stuarts
- 3⇔The Hanoverians
- 4⇔The Windsors
- Why was the king overthrown during the revolution of 1688?
- He was a Protestant.
- He was a Catholic. ✓
- He was a Buddhist.
- He was a Muslim.
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- Which two monarchs were placed onto the throne of England in 1688 as a consequence of the revolution?
- William II and Mary I
- William III and Mary II ✓
- Henry VII and Elizabeth I
- Henry VIII and Elizabeth II
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- Match these monarchs to their dynasties.
- Henry VIII⇔The Tudors (1485-1603) ✓
- James II⇔The Stuarts (1603-1714) ✓
- George I⇔The Hanoverians (1714-1901) ✓
- Charles III⇔The Windsors (1901-present) ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords with the correct definitions.
- Act of Settlement⇔law stating only a Protestant could inherit the English throne ✓
- Protestant⇔a Christian whose leader is usually the monarch ✓
- Catholic⇔a Christian whose leader is the Pope in Rome ✓
- Parliament⇔representatives of the people who advise the monarch and enact laws ✓
- Glorious Revolution⇔the event that rid England of the Catholic James II ✓
- In what year did parliament pass the Act of Settlement?
- '1701' ✓
- Which two of the below became joint monarchs of England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688?
- Sophia of Hanover
- William III ✓
- Mary II ✓
- James I
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- Complete the following sentence: The Act of Settlement was designed to make sure that a ______ would always succeed to the throne.
- 'Protestant' ✓
- Complete the following sentence: The Act of Settlement was passed by the English ________ in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
- king
- queen
- monarch
- parliament ✓
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- Put the monarchs in order in which they reigned.
- 1⇔James II
- 2⇔William III and Mary II
- 3⇔Queen Anne
- 4⇔George I
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Key learning points
- The 1701 Act of Settlement forbade any Catholics from sitting upon the British throne.
- William III and Mary II did not have any children and so the throne passed to Mary's sister, Anne.
- Queen Anne did not have any surviving children by the end of her reign.
- Parliament intervened to ensure a Protestant succession; George I was made king.
- George I was less involved in the running of government.
Common misconception
The 1701 Act of Settlement meant that parliament no longer needed to worry about a Catholic taking the throne in the future.
Although the 1701 Act of Settlement stipulated a Catholic or the spouse of a Catholic could never succeed to the throne of England, parliament remained worried that a succession crisis could still ensue if a monarch died childless.
Keywords
Act of settlement - law passed in 1701 stipulating only a Protestant could inherit the English throne
Protestant - a Christian who is a member of the Church of England, whose religious leader is the monarch
Catholic - a Christian who is a member of the Roman Catholic Church, whose religious leader is the Pope in Rome
Parliament - the group of representatives of the various peoples across the nation which advises the monarch and enacts laws
Glorious revolution - an event in 1688 that rid England of the Catholic king James II and replaced him with Protestant rulers