Boleyn Family Quiz - The Tudor Society

This week's Sunday quiz tests your knowledge of a prominent Tudor family, the Boleyn family. How much do you know about them? Find out with this fun quiz. Good luck!

Q1) In which year did Anne Boleyn go to Mechelen to join Margaret of Austria's court?

1512

1513

1514

1515

Correct!

Wrong! It was in 1513.

Q2) Which of these relatives of Anne Boleyn was Lord Mayor of London?

Geoffrey Boleyn

William Boleyn

Thomas Boleyn

James Boleyn

Correct! He was her paternal great-grandfather.

Wrong! It was Geoffrey Boleyn, her paternal great-grandfather.

Q3) This uncle of Queen Anne Boleyn served as her chancellor.

Sir John Shelton

William Boleyn

Sir James Boleyn

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

Correct!

Wrong! It was Sir James Boleyn.

Q4) This sister of Thomas Boleyn, Queen Anne Boleyn's father, was placed in charge of the household of Mary, daughter of King Henry VIII.

Margaret Boleyn

Jane Calthorpe

Elizabeth Boleyn

Anne Shelton

Correct!

Wrong! It's Anne Shelton (née Boleyn).

Q5) What was the maiden name of Jane, wife of George Boleyn, Lord Rochford?

Morley

Parker

Carey

Shelton

Correct!

Wrong! She weas Jane Parker, daughter of Lord Morley.

Q6) In which year did Anne Boleyn make her debut at the English court, according to contemporary sources?

1520

1523

1521

1522

Correct! She's first mentioned as playing a part at the Shrovetide Chateau Vert pageant.

Wrong! It's 1522. She's first mentioned as playing a part at the Shrovetide Chateau Vert pageant.

Q7) Anne Boleyn's paternal grandmother, Margaret, was of the Butler family of Ireland. Which castle was their family seat?

Kilkenny

Clonony

Carrickfergus

Slane

Correct!

Wrong! It's Kilkenny.

Q8) Thomas Boleyn, Anne Boleyn's father, became Earl of Ormonde and Earl of ........... in 1529.

Rochford

Wiltshire

Pembroke

Herford

Correct!

Wrong! It's Wiltshire.

Q9) in which year did Anne Boleyn's sister, Mary, die?

1538

1540

1543

1542

Correct! She died on 19th July 1543.

Wrong! She died on 19th July 1543.

Q10) After Thomas Boleyn's death in 1539, who was left still living at Hever Castle?

Elizabeth Boleyn

Mary Boleyn

Catherine Carey

Margaret Butler

Correct! She was Thomas's mother.

Wrong! It was Margaret Butler, Thomas's mother.

Q11) In which of these churches are the remains of Anne Boleyn's father, Thomas Boleyn, and brothers, Henry and Thomas, buried? Tick all that apply.

St Peter's, Hever

St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London

All Hallows, Barking

St John the Baptist, Penshurst

Correct!

Wrong! The answer is St Peter's Hever and St John the Baptist, Penshurst.

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