Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths - 1

A few years ago, I discovered Historian Lucy Worsley and loved how she narrated history on top of getting into character for a few of her series!  The first series I found from her was Heroines, Housewives and Harlots and the History of the Home on YouTube.  Unfortunately you can't get Heroines, Housewives, and Harlots on YouTube any more.

Recently, PBS discovered this gem of a historian and started airing her documentaries.  The first documentary PBS aired was the Six Wives of Henry VIII.  Recently, PBS aired Royal Myths and Secrets and so I came up with questions for that series.  If any teacher needs a video for a sub in history class, either in the theme of the day or something fun, I would highly recommend looking into Lucy Worsley!

The first episode of the series is about Elizabeth I and focuses on the myths that came out of the Spanish Armada.  The episode kicks off with Elizabeth's imprisonment and how Queen Mary treated her and how Philip freed her because he didn't want the French to expand their influence.  Then when Elizabeth becomes queen, he tries to persuade her to marry him or at least dump the Protestant faith.  Then Worsley moves onto the factors that lead to the Spanish Armada and reveals that not everything is at it seems.

You can use this series as lecture supplement for a history class.

You can highlight, copy, and paste the questions into a Word, GoogleDoc or Google Classroom document for use in school or home school.  Format it the way you want to.  All questions after formatting should fit onto one page.

You can find the link to the YouTube video here.

Royal Myths Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada Questions

1. Who was on Elizabeth’s side?
2. Why did Prince Philip use his influence to free Elizabeth?
3. Who died in 1558?
4. Prince Philip wanted Elizabeth to dump the Protestant faith for what faith?
5. Who did Queen Elizabeth use to spread England’s influence?
6. Who interests was Elizabeth protecting against King Philip?
7.  When Sir Francis Drake returned to England, how did Elizabeth reward him?
8. What game did Sir Francis Drake allegedly finish before taking on the Spanish Armada?
9. The Spanish Armada was described as this Biblical character, who was it?
10. How many ships did each side have?

Royal Myths Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada Answers:

1. Who was on Elizabeth’s side? - Prince Philip
   
2. Why did Prince Philip use his influence to free Elizabeth? - He did not want French influence, his enemies
3. Who died in 1558? - Queen Mary
4. Prince Philip wanted Elizabeth to dump the Protestant faith for what faith? - Catholic Faith
5. Who did Queen Elizabeth use to spread England’s influence? - Sir Francis Drake
6. Who interests was Elizabeth protecting against King Philip? -Protestant
7.  When Sir Francis Drake returned to England, how did Elizabeth reward him? - Made him a knight
8. What game did Sir Francis Drake allegedly finish before taking on the Spanish Armada? - Bowls
9. The Spanish Armada was described as this Biblical character, who was it? - Goliath
10. How many ships did each side have? - Spain – 130 / Queen’s Ships – 34 plus private forces