HIST 435 Final Exam

In Class Portion: To be completed in class 11 a.m.

1. Map

2. List monarchs of England in order from Edward the Confessor to Elizabeth II.

3. List the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

4. List 5 clauses of Magna Carta.

5. List the ranks within the Aristocracy (Peerage).

6. List the following:

a. First Prime Minister of Britain;

b. Three prime ministers of Britain in the 19th century

c. Four prime ministers of Britain in the 20th century

d. Current Prime Minister

e. Prime Minister's formal title & residence

7. Name Henry VIII's wives in order and their fate.

8. Name the 3 types of courts in England

9. List five characteristics of the English Parliamentary system.

10. Name three elements of the Revolutionary settlement.

11. Name 5 English authors and one significant work of each.

Take- Home Portion

Final is due Wednesday , May 6th by 12:30 midnight.

E-copies to jeharris@harding.edu

I. Identify and show the significance. Cumulative. Completely identify and show the significance of eight (8) of the following. At least two much be from the first half of the semester. The others must represent at least 3 separate time frames. (80)

III. Listing/ Short Answer. Answer all of the following. (48 points)

1. Name three merchant/ adventurers of the 15^th & 16^th centuries (3)

2. Name three challenges faced by Elizabeth. (3)

3. Give four methods of creating an unified British culture in the 18^th Century. (8)

4. Name four types of possessions within the British empire. (8)

5. Name four places in the British Empire by 1870. (4)

6. Name five wars & their dates Britain fought in the 18^th century. (5)

7. Name two battles of the Duke of Wellington. (2)

8. List the primary divisions of the Victorian Era, include dates. (4)

9. Briefly explain four virtues for the Victorian Middle Class. (8)

10. Give three major events during the Reign of George III. (3)

11. Name the four longest reigning monarchs in British history with the length of their reign. (4)

IV. Identify the time, speaker and context for each of the following quotes. (3 points each) 48

1. “Not Angles, but Angels.”

2.“Will no one rid me of this turbulent (or meddlesome) Priest!”

3. “A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!”

4. “Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the King, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.”

5. “When I am dead and opened you shall find ‘Calais’ lying in my heart.”

6. “I would not make windows into men’s souls.”

7. “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and a King of England too!”

8. “Depart I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go.”

9. “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish & short.”

10. “The person who really commands the army is your master; the master of your king, the master of your assembly, the master of your whole republic.”

11. “England expects every man to do his duty.”

12. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

13. “We seem, as it were, to have conquered and peopled half the world in a fit of absence of mind.”

14. “The lamps are going out all over Europe. They will not be lit again in our lifetime.”

15. “We shall not flag nor fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France and on the seas and oceans; we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender.”

16. “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

V. Essay. Choose one from Block A, one from Block B, and one from block C. Then choose one further essay from any of the remaining blocks. Answer each of your choices thoroughly, using complete sentences and paragraphs.

BLOCK A

1. The British Empire is one of the most significant in world history. Explain how Britain acquired and managed her empire, including its chronological stages/ divisions and their differences. How did empire operate and how did that change over time?

2. Many scholars consider the development of counselor/ councilor government critical for England. Explain the origins of this idea and how it manifested under the Lancastrians, Yorkists, Tudors and Stuarts. How does this link to modern British government?

3. Discuss the development of the institutions of English government from Anglo-Saxon times until 1911. How did Parliament change? The Monarchy? The law?

4. Trace the development of Christianity in England from the early conversions through the 19^th century. How did religious ideas affect warfare, politics and society in England?

BLOCK B

5. The Tudor monarchs are some of the most striking in English history. Explain the origins of this house and the overall characteristics of these rulers.

6. Explain the origins, sides, major figures, battles and results of the Wars of Roses. Include the origin of the name of the conflict.

7. Only one monarch in English history, Alfred, has been officially titled “the Great,”while Henry VIII has occasionally been called “Great Harry”. Compare and contrast these two monarchs. Does Henry VIII measure up to the title of “the Great”?

8. Compare and contrast the images and reality of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Include the differing versions of Henry among scholars, as well as both ruler’s ideas on government and religious policy.

9. There were five basic problems of the early Stuart rulers. Explain each of these with pertinent examples from more than one monarch.

BLOCK C

10. Explain the origins, progression and results of the English Civil War. What effects did this turmoil have on England and its political ideas? Why?

11. Discuss the origins of the political party system in England. Explain the evolution and difference between the early political parties.

12. Discuss the events surrounding the Glorious Revolution in England. Why and how did this occur? What precedents were there for this Revolution? Explain the political and economic settlement and how this changed England.

13. Describe Winston Churchill’s education and career prior to 1940. How did these events prepare him to lead Britain in World War II?

14. Explain the world view of the Victorians. Include the primary characteristics of the age and specific examples of each.

15. Compare and contrast the make-up of England in the 15^th century under the Tudors with the England that Porter describes for the 18^th century. How had society, religion, agriculture and daily life changed? What had not changed?