| A | B |
|---|
| abdicate | to give up a throne |
| afford | be able to spare or give up |
| Anne Boleyn | second wife of Henry VIII |
| Anne Boleyn | mother of Elizabeth I |
| anthem | song of praise to God or naion |
| arbitrary | based on individual discretion |
| archaic | extremely old |
| Arthur Tudor | Brother of Henry VIII, died |
| atrocity | quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane |
| bacchanalian | used of riotously drunken merrymaking |
| Bloody Mary | daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon |
| Church of England | created as a result of Henry VIII's break with Catholic Church |
| colossal | so great in size as to cause awe |
| cupidity | extreme greed for material wealth |
| dejectedly | sadly |
| despotism | ruler is absolute dictator |
| eccentric | unusual, odd personality |
| Edward VI | Henry VIII's only son, King at 9. |
| expansive | `friendly and open |
| fanatical | marked by excessive enthusiasm to a cause |
| Henry Tudor | first Tudor king of England |
| Henry VIII | created Church of England for divorce |
| herculean | superhuman strength, power |
| impel | cause to move forward with force |
| jovial | full of high spirited merriment |
| lavish | very generous |
| Martin Luther | German monk critic of Catholic Church |
| mercenary | person hired to fight for country other than own |
| mercurial | sudden unpredictable change |
| narcissistic | inflated idea of own importance |
| nemesis | goddess of divine retribution, vengeance |
| pensive | morbidly thoughtful |
| perfidy | betrayal of trust |
| Protestant Reformation | 16th century attempt to reform Roman Catholic Church |
| Puritans | Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces. |
| rectitude | uprightness |
| redress | correcting an error or fault |
| rejuvenated | make young again |
| saturnine | bitter, scornful |
| Sir Thomas More | beheaded because he opposed Henry VIII's divorce |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | favorite of Elizabeth I, tried to colonize Virginia |
| spartan | practicing great self-denial |
| surrogate | person appointed to act on behalf of others |
| sustenance | source of materials to nourish the body |
| titanic | of great force or pwoer |
| unalienable | incapable of being repudiated |
| unperturbed | free from emotional agitation |
| usurpation | wrongfully seizing and holding powers |
| wry | humorously sarcastic or mocking |
| eccentric | unusual, odd personality |
