Exercises on English absolutism

(PUC-RS) Answer the question based on the statements about the formation of the Modern State in England.

I. The failure of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century delayed the process of political-administrative centralization in England, as the Church preserved its economic power in the country throughout the period, supporting the private power of high nature.

II. The bourgeoisie and the so-called knights supported the centralizing policy of the Tudors in the 16th century, as they were social groups particularly favored by political stability.

III. The Elizabethan period, which began in 1558, marked the consolidation of monarchical absolutism in England, with the legal suppression of Parliament and the imposition of the theory of the divine origin of royal power.

By analyzing the statements, it can be concluded that:

a) only I is correct.

b) only II is correct.

c) only I and III are correct.

d) Only II and III are correct.

e) I, II and III are correct.

The War of the Two Roses ended up contributing to the strengthening of the absolutist monarchy in England. This happened mainly because:

a) Parliament was restored and the King's powers remained weakened.

b) there was a fundamental alliance between the aristocratic families of York and Lancaster.

c) the Lancaster dynasty came to control the English court.

d) the Tudor dynasty began to have popular support with the occupation of the throne by Henry VII.

e) the Tudor dynasty was thrown out of power by the Yorks.

Among the main actions of the monarch Henry VIII (1491-1547), in the period of English absolutism, there is:

a) fostering the industrialization of British cities.

b) conversion to Islam.

c) the creation of the Anglican Church, overcoming the authority of the Catholic Church.

d) support for the counter-reform measures undertaken by the Catholic Church.

e) full submission to the power of Parliament.

(UECE) The Revolution of 1688 in England represented:

a) the decrease in the power exercised by Parliament.

b) the extinction of aristocratic power with the adoption of the popular vote.

c) the restoration of the power of Catholic kings, for several decades.

d) the defeat of absolutism, making Parliament the political sovereign of the nation.

e) the consolidation of sovereign power, which could suspend the execution of laws in the event of war.

Letter B

A large part of the British population, especially the lower nobility and the rising bourgeoisie, began to support the aristocratic house of the Tudors, who took power after the War of the Two Roses, which triggered a wave of social and economic crisis in England.

Letter D

After the War of the Two Roses, fought between the York and Lancaster families, the political and economic situation in England was shaken. In this new environment, the aristocratic house of the Tudors managed to elect King Henry VII to the English throne, with great support from the population, thus beginning English absolutism.

Letter C

King Henry VIII created the Anglican Church with the aim of defining his line of succession based on the possibility of a new marriage – a fact that the Catholic Church did not admit. This gesture configured the power that the king had over other instances of power, including the clergy.

Letter D

With the Glorious Revolution of 1688, England managed to restore the power of Parliament and remove from its political base the imperative force of the figure of the king.