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Why is the century of the Tudor rule (1485 - 1603) thought of as a most glorious period in English history?
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Because Henry VII built the foundations of a wealthy nation state and a powerful monarchy. Henry VIII kept a magnificent court, and made the Church in England truly English by breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church.
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During which century England's trading position had been badly damaged?
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During the fifteenth century/ but mainly during the Wars of the Roses ( The storng German Hanseatic League, had destroyed English trade with the Baltic and northern Europe).
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What is an "Armada"?
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A great fleet of ships (Built by Philip, to move his army across the English Channel from the Netherlands).
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What persuaded the Tudor monarchs not to get rid of the Parliament altogether?
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They needed money and they needed the support of the merchants and landowners.
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