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Catherine of Aragon – True or false quiz

Claire Ridgway

Catherine of Aragon

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

Correct! She was the youngest of their seven children.
Wrong! It's true! She was the youngest of their seven children.

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

True

False

Correct! She was named after Catalina/Katherine of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt.
Wrong! She was named after Catalina/Katherine of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt.

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

True

False

Correct! The House of Trastámara was a dynasty of kings in Spain which included Catherine's father, Ferdinand, and also her mother, Isabella.
Wrong! It's true. The House of Trastámara was a dynasty of kings in Spain which included Catherine's father, Ferdinand, and also her mother, Isabella.

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

True

False

Correct! It symbolised fertility.
Wrong! It symbolised fertility.

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

True

False

Correct! It was not until both Perkin Warbeck and the Earl of Warwick were executed that Catherine was allowed to travel to England to marry Prince Arthur.
Wrong! It's true. It was not until both Perkin Warbeck and the Earl of Warwick were executed that Catherine was allowed to travel to England to marry Prince Arthur.

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

True

False

Correct! She died in 1504.
Wrong! It's true, she died in 1504.

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

True

False

Correct! He was named John/Juan.
Wrong! He was named John/Juan.

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

True

False

Correct! They were called Isabella, Juana and Maria.
Wrong! They were called Isabella, Juana and Maria.

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

Correct! The couple actually communicated in French.
Wrong! The couple actually communicated in French.

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

True

False

Correct! Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour both served Catherine and both went on to marry the king.
Wrong! It's true. Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour both served Catherine and both went on to marry the king.

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