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Gina D. B. Clemen

Monarchs
Great English

and their Times
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EXERCISES

Part One
Chapter 1
Page 11 – Exercise 1
1. b – just before his eighteenth
birthday
2. c – his brother’s widow
3. c – and he loved hunting and sports
4. a – anexcellent musician
5. c – the Renaissance took place in
England
6. b – because young Henry was busy
with banquets, hunting and sports
7. a – his two-month old son died
Page 12 – Exercise 2
became – become
was – been
died – died
married – married
loved – loved
looked – looked
had – had
spoke – spoken
studied – studied
played – played

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developed – developedwore – worn
began – begun
wanted – wanted
Page 13 – Exercise 3
a. He loved playing tennis, riding horses
and hunting and pretend fights (jousts).
He loved music. He liked reading.
He was a skilled swordsman. He
could speak four languages. (He was
good at languages). He was a good
student. (He studied Greek, religion,
mathematics and astronomy). He
could read well. He could play theharp, the organ, the lute and the
virginals.
b. 1 – she is painting (a picture) 2 – he
is taking a photo 3 – she is swimming
4 – she is playing the guitar.
c. Open answers
Page 14 – Exercise 4
a. classical b. blues c. pop d. house
e. reggae f. hard rock g. punk h. folk
Page 14 – Exercises 5, 6
Open answers

‘Reading’ a Painting

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Page 24 – Exercise 1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/
britain/tud_renaissance.shtml
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/
renaissance/
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/tudors.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
a. ‘re-birth’ b. 14th-16th century
c. possible answers: art, literature,
philosophy, science d. open answers

Chapter 2
Page 21 – Exercise 1
a. France b. killed, English
c. ambitious, Lord Chancellor
d. religion e. taxes f. Reformation,
Catholic Church g. Picardy, peace,
France, meeting h. money, luxury
i. Catherine, son
Page 22 – Exercise 2Dear Erasmus,
Lord Chancellor Wolsey organised an
important meeting in Picardy between
myself and the King of France.
My court and I left England on
Wednesday. We had a good sea
voyage. When we arrived it was a sunny
day. I wore my precious cloak.
Everyone was amazed.
I brought a lot of splendid clothes and
jewels.
On Friday I went hunting in the forest.
On Saturday there was a joust.I won of course!
It was great fun.
On Sunday the King invited me and my
court to a magnificent banquet.
We ate for seven hours!
Then we went to sleep.
Your friend, Henry

a. Different shades of brown, beige,
cream, dark green, gold
b. The painter wanted to concentrate all
his attention on the king.
c. To make the rooms warmer.
d. Possible answers: round face, strong
shoulders,powerful appearance,
arrogant, severe expression on his
face.
Page 24 – Exercise 2
Open answers

Chapter 3
Page 31 – Exercise 1
1. B – She was English but could
speak French.
2. B – He needed permission from the
Pope in Rome.
3. A
4. B – Sir Thomas More became the
new Lord Chancellor of England,
and Thomas Cranmer became the
new Archbishop of Canterbury.
5. A
6. B – Princess Elizabethwas born in
1533 and Henry was very sad.
7. A
8. B – In May 1536 Anne Boleyn was
beheaded and Henry married Jane
Seymour.
9. A
10. B – Prince Edward received an
excellent education from the best
scholars.
11. B – He had castles and more than
fifty houses around England.
Page 32 – Exercise 2
Wolsey: rich, greedy, ambitious,
organised a meeting in France, built
Hampton Court
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