Affairs of State Quiz

Thank you to James Mewborn for providing the following quiz on real and alleged infidelities affecting prominent Tudor people.

Q1) Elizabeth “Jane” Shore, a mistress of Edward IV, also became mistress to...

Richard III

William, Lord Hastings

Thomas Stafford

Richard Grey

Correct! She was accused of passing messages between him and the dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville, following Edward’s death.

Wrong! It was William, Lord Hastings. Shore was accused of passing messages between him and the dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville, following Edward’s death.

Q2) In addition to Jane Shore, Edward IV reportedly had a number of mistresses, including...

Katherine Woodville

Margaret Beaufort

Elizabeth Shaw

Elizabeth Lucy

Correct!

Wrong! The correct answer is Elizabeth Lucy.

Q3) Richard III acknowledged having two children out of wedlock, Katherine and John. His daughter Katherine married...

William, Lord Hastings

Thomas Stafford

William Herbert, Earl of Huntingdon.

Sir William Stanley

Correct!

Wrong! She married William Herbert, Earl of Huntingdon.

Q4) Henry VII, was rumored to have had a romantic interest in...

Margaret Shelton

Katherine Gordon

Jane Shore

Eleanor Butler

Correct! Katherine was the wife of Perkin Warbeck, who presented himself as Richard, younger son of Edward IV.

Wrong! It was Katherine Gordon. Katherine was the wife of Perkin Warbeck, who presented himself as Richard, younger son of Edward IV.

Q5) Which of these women did Henry VIII NOT allegedly have an affair with...

Jane Boleyn

Elizabeth Boleyn

Elizabeth Blount

Madge Shelton

Correct!

Wrong! It was Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford.

Q6) Who else was Henry VIII not linked with romantically?

Elizabeth (Carew) Bryan

Elizabeth Barton

Mary Boleyn

Katherine Willoughby

Correct! Elizabeth was the “Maid of Kent” who was executed for treason.

Wrong! It's Elizabeth Barton. She was the “Maid of Kent” who was executed for treason.

Q7) French king Francis I is said to have referred to this woman as his “English Mare”.

Anne of Cleves

Margaret Douglas

Mary Boleyn

Mary Tudor, Queen of France

Correct!

Wrong! The answer is Mary Boleyn.

Q8) Margaret Douglas, daughter of Henry VIII’s sister, Margaret Tudor, and Archibald Douglas, incurred Henry’s wrath because of an affair in 1540 with...

Sir Charles Howard

Thomas Seymour

Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

Sir Francis Bryan

Correct! Charles was the brother of Queen Katherine Howard.

Wrong. The answer is Sir Charles Howard, who was the brother of Queen Katherine Howard

Q9) Princess Elizabeth was sent away from the home of dowager Queen Katherine Parr in 1548 because of concerns regarding Elizabeth's reputation and allegations made against...

Edward Seymour

Robert Dudley

Thomas Wyatt

Thomas Seymour

Correct! Katherine's husband Thomas Seymour was alleged to have been behaving inappropriately with Elizabeth.

Wrong! Katherine's husband Thomas Seymour was alleged to have been behaving inappropriately with Elizabeth.

Q10) While she was married to Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, Lettice Knollys, granddaughter of Mary Boleyn, was rumored to have had an affair with...

Christopher Blount

Robert Dudley

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Walter Ralegh

Correct! The rumored affair greatly displeased Queen Elizabeth. Lettice married Dudley in 1578 and was banished from court.

Wrong! The answer is Robert Dudley. The rumored affair greatly displeased Queen Elizabeth. Lettice married Dudley in 1578 and was banished from court.

Q11) Which of the following men was Queen Katherine Howard not linked with romantically?

Thomas Culpeper

Henry Manox

Francis Dereham

Thomas Seymour

Correct!

Wrong! It was Thomas Seymour.

Q12) Anne Boleyn was convicted of and executed for treason and committing adultery with five men, including...

Francis Dereham

Francis Bryan

William Brereton

Thomas Wyatt

Correct!

Wrong! It was William Brereton.