The Problem of Elizabeth’s Legitimacy

1. Who was Elizabeth’s father?

Phillip II

Henry VIII

Edward VI

Robert Dudley

Correct! Wrong!

2. Who was Mary I’s mother?

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour

Isabella of Castile

Correct! Wrong!

3. What does illegitimate mean?

A person who is not allowed to vote

A person who was not officially registered at birth

A person who's mother and father were not married when they were born

A girl who could not inherit the throne

Correct! Wrong!

4. Which group of people believed Elizabeth was illegitimate?

Puritans

Protestants

The Scottish

Catholics

Correct! Wrong!

5. Why does the execution of Anne Boleyn further complicate Elizabeth’s legitimacy?

Because it meant she was an orphan

Because Elizabeth was removed from the line of inheritance as a result

Because it was embarrasing

Because her father married again on the day of Anne Boleyn's execution

Correct! Wrong!

6. What restrictions were placed on women in the 16th century?

Women were not allowed to read

Women were not allowed to choose their husband

Women were not allowed to go to the theatre

Women could not vote or own property

Correct! Wrong!

7. Why was Mary I able to make decisions without doubt over her gender?

She was married

She had anyone who disagreed with her executed

She was popular with all the people

She was Henry VIII's daughter

Correct! Wrong!

8. What was one benefit of Elizabeth marrying?

She would be able to make all the decisions

She could choose the man she loved

She would be able to make foreign alliances

She could decide whether to have children or not

Correct! Wrong!

9. Why couldn’t Elizabeth marry Sir Robert Dudley?

Because she didn't love him

Because he had been married to her sister

She wasn't allowed to marry an Englishman

He was not royal

Correct! Wrong!

How was Elizabeth able to deal with the critics of her reign?

She was politically clever

She executed everyone who disagreed with her

She made all the Protestants and Catholics love her

She could speak French

Correct! Wrong!

The Problem of Elizabeth's Legitimacy

1. Who was Elizabeth’s father?

2. Who was Mary I’s mother?

3. What does illegitimate mean?

4. Which group of people believed Elizabeth was illegitimate?

5. Why does the execution of Anne Boleyn further complicate Elizabeth’s legitimacy?

6. What restrictions were placed on women in the 16th century?

7. Why was Mary I able to make decisions without doubt over her gender?

8. What was one benefit of Elizabeth marrying?

9. Why couldn’t Elizabeth marry Sir Robert Dudley?

How was Elizabeth able to deal with the critics of her reign?

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