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Anne Boleyn Quiz 2

Claire Ridgway

Anne Boleyn

As this week has been the 480th anniversary of the execution of Queen Anen Boleyn on 19th May 1536, I thought I'd test you with this Anne Boleyn quiz - good luck!

Anne Boleyn Quiz 2

Q1) In which English county is Anne Boleyn's family home, Hever Castle?

Norfolk

Kent

Suffolk

Essex

Correct!
Wrong! It's in Kent.

Q2) In 1529, Anne Boleyn's father was made Earl of Ormond and Earl of ..........

Norfolk

Surrey

Rochford

Wiltshire

Correct!
Wrong! It was Wiltshire

Q3) Anne Boleyn's mother was a member of which prominent English family?

The Howards

The Staffords

The Poles

The Brandons

Correct! She was the daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk.
Wrong! It's the Howards. She was the daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk.

Q4) In which year did Anne Boleyn play perseverance in the Chateau Vert Pageant?

1521

1519

1522

1524

Correct!
Wrong! It was in March 1522.

Q5) What was different about Anne Boleyn's coronation as queen consort?

She had a new throne

She was crowned with the crown of St Edward

It was a Protestant service

The service was completely in English

Correct! It had previously only been used for crowning the reigning monarch.
Wrong! She was crowned with the crown of St Edward, which had previously only been used for crowning the reigning monarch.

Q6) In which month was Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's daughter, Elizabeth, born?

March

August

June

September

Correct! She was born on 7th September 1533.
Wrong! She was born on 7th September 1533.

Q7) On which date in 1536 was Queen Anne Boleyn arrested?

2 May

1 May

30 April

3 May

Correct!
Wrong! It was on the 2nd May.

Q8) How many men were imprisoned in the Tower in May 1536 in the fall of Anne Boleyn?

5

4

7

6

Correct! Their names were Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton, George Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyatt and Sir Richard Page. Wyatt and Page were later released without charge, but the other 5 were executed.
Wrong! 7 men were imprisoned. Their names were Mark Smeaton, Sir Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, William Brereton, George Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyatt and Sir Richard Page. Wyatt and Page were later released without charge, but the other 5 were executed.

Q9) According to legend, in which church is Anne's heart buried beneath the organ?

St Mary's Church, Erwarton, Suffolk

St Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, Surrey

The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Salle, Norfolk

Correct!
Wrong! The legend says that her heart is buried in St Mary’s Church, Erwarton, Suffolk.

Q10) Who said of Anne Boleyn on 19th May "She who has been the Queen of England on earth will today become a Queen in Heaven."?

Alexander Alesius

Thomas Cranmer

William Latymer

Thomas Cromwell

Correct!
Wrong! It was Archbishop Thomas Cranmer.

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