As it has been the anniversary of the execution of Margaret Pole, this week, I thought it would be interesting to pick the year 1541 and to write a quiz about the events of that year. How much do you know about this year in Henry VIII's reign? Grab a coffee and/or your breakfast and let's get started. Good luck!
The Year 1541
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Wrong! She was Countess of Salisbury.
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Wrong! Their progress was to the north of England.
Correct! The mayor and the aldermen of the city begged forgiveness from the King for the North’s rebellion during the Pilgrimage of Grace, and gave the King and his wife, Queen Catherine Howard, a gold cup each full of gold coins.
Wrong! It was York. The mayor and the aldermen of the city begged forgiveness from the King for the North’s rebellion during the Pilgrimage of Grace, and gave the King and his wife, Queen Catherine Howard, a gold cup each full of gold coins.
Correct! His Oxford Dictionary of National Biography biographer Colin Burrow explains: Bonner's "accusation that Wyatt had said ‘By goddes bludde, ye shall see the kinge our maister cast out at the carts tail, and if he soo be served, by godds body, he is well served’ (Muir, 67) might mean that Wyatt had treasonably compassed the king's death by words, since Bonner claimed Wyatt meant that the king should be hanged like a thief. " He was taken to the Tower on 17th January 1541.
Wrong! He was accused of plotting to kill the king. His Oxford Dictionary of National Biography biographer Colin Burrow explains: Bonner's "accusation that Wyatt had said ‘By goddes bludde, ye shall see the kinge our maister cast out at the carts tail, and if he soo be served, by godds body, he is well served’ (Muir, 67) might mean that Wyatt had treasonably compassed the king's death by words, since Bonner claimed Wyatt meant that the king should be hanged like a thief. " He was taken to the Tower on 17th January 1541.
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Wrong! He was due to meet his nephew James V of Scotland.
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Wrong! It was Anne of Cleves.
Correct! She died of a stroke at Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.
Wrong! It was Margaret Tudor. She died of a stroke at Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
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Wrong! She met with Thomas Culpeper.
Correct! Archbishop Cranmer gave him a letter when the king arrived in the Holy Day closet at Hampton Court Palace for mass.
Wrong! It was on All Souls' Day. Archbishop Cranmer gave him a letter when the king arrived in the Holy Day closet at Hampton Court Palace for mass.
Correct! Culpeper was beheaded while Dereham was "hanged, membered, bowelled, headed, and quartered".
Wrong! Culpeper was beheaded while Dereham was "hanged, membered, bowelled, headed, and quartered".
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