Tag: history

Henry VIII dismissed Thomas Wolsey as the chancellor after Wolsey failed to get him a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon, who could not give Henry a male heir. Henry VIII then appointed Thomas More as the new chancellor.

In 1603, James I became the King of England and Scotland. However, Scotland remained independent. 
Thus, option B is correct. 

In 1637 Charles I and William Laud, the Archbishop of Canterbury, tried to force the Scots to accept a new prayer book. The Scots refused and rebelled against Charles I.

In 1707, in a poorly attended Scottish Parliament, the MPs voted to agree to the Union and on 16 January 1707 the Act of Union was signed. The Act came into effect on May 1st 1707; the Scottish Parliament was dissolved and England and Scotland became one country. Scotland kept its independence with respect to its legal and religious systems, but coinage, taxation, sovereignty, trade, parliament and flag became one.

A civil war began between Charles I and the British Parliament in 1642 as the parliament refused to support him in his war against the Scots. The war ended in 1649 when the Scots invaded England under the secret treaty they had signed with Charles I, but they were defeated in the Battle of Preston in 1648. 

The Scots invaded England in 1637, rebelling against Charles I as he had tried to force a new prayer book on the Scottish Presbyterian kirk. However, the English Parliament refused to support Charles I and therefore, he signed a treaty with the Scots. 
Thus, option B is correct. 

Thomas Cromwell wanted alliances with Protestant countries because Henry VIII was threatened by Catholic countries. Cromwell arranged Henry's marriage with Anne of Cleves. However, she could not provide the king with a male heir. The marriage was a disaster and Cromwell was executed. 
Thus, option D is correct.

In 1637 Charles I and William Laud, the Archbishop of Canterbury, tried to force the Scots to accept a new prayer book. The Scots refused and rebelled against Charles I.