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Catherine of Aragon – True or false quiz

How much do you know about Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII? Test yourself with this fun Sunday quiz. Good luck!

Catherine of Aragon - true or false?

Q1) True or false: Catherine of Aragon was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile?

True

False

Q2) True or false: Catherine of Aragon was named after her ancestor, Catherine of Valois?

True

False

Q3) True or false: Catherine was descended from the House of Trastámara.

True

False

Q4) True or false: Catherine's personal emblem, the pomegranate, was the symbol of strength?

True

False

Q5) True or false: Catherine's parents refused to send their daughter to England while there were rival pretenders to the throne?

True

False

Q6) True or false: Catherine's mother, Isabella I of Castile, died after Catherine married Arthur but before she married Henry VIII?

True

False

Q7) True or false: Catherine's only surviving brother was named Ferdinand, after their father?

True

False

Q8) True or false: Catherine's sisters were named Isabella, Juana and Teresa?

True

False

Q9) True or false: When Catherine of Aragon came to England, she did not speak English and so conversed with Arthur by speaking Spanish, a language he had learned for her arrival?

True

False

Q10) True or false: Two of Catherine's ladies-in-waiting later married her husband, Henry VIII?

True

False

There are 3 comments Go To Comment

  1. R

    Her descendent Catherine de Valois? Her ancestor?

    1. C - Post Author

      I’ll have a look and fix that, thanks!

  2. L

    My best result yet, 8 out of 10. Hope for me yet

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Catherine of Aragon – True or false quiz