HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

1. What were the features of Henry VII’s character?

2. Instead of relying on the great nobles, what kind of people did he rely on?

3. What was the early attitude of Henry VIII towards Martin Luther?

4. What personal reasons led Henry VIII to separate the Church of England from Rome?

5. Who declared the king’s first marriage void?

6. England was declared Empire. What did this mean?

7. What did the Lord Protector do during Edward VI’s short reign?

8. Was Mary Tudor tolerant with the Anglicans?

9. How was she called and why?

10. What did Elizabeth re-establish when she came to the throne?

11. What did the Act of Supremacy and the Act of Uniformity assert?

12. What were some of the causes of the war with Spain?

13. Why did the English fleet defeat the Invincible Armada?

SOCIAL BACKGROUND

1. What were most important changes in this transition period?

2. How did England change during the long reign of Elizabeth I?

3. What scientific discoveries came to contest traditional medieval beliefs?

DRAMA IN ELIZABETHAN AGE

1. What were the elements which contributed to the success of drama?

2. How were the theatres structured?