Catherine Parr Quiz - The Tudor Society

Catherine Parr was a fascinating lady, but how much do you know about this queen consort of Henry VIII?

Catherine Parr

Q1) Catherine Parr was Henry VIII's ........ wife.

Fifth

Third

Sixth

Fourth

Correct! She was his sixth and final wife.

Wrong! She was his sixth and final wife.

Q2) What was Catherine Parr's motto as queen?

To be useful in all that I do

God send me well to keep

No other will than his

Bound to obey and serve

Correct!

Wrong! It was "To Be Useful in All That I Do".

Q3) Her badge was ..........................

A crowned falcon on a tree stump with red and white roses

A crowned pomegranate

A gold escarbuncle

A crowned maiden rising from a Tudor rose

Correct!

Wrong! It was a crowned maiden rising from a Tudor rose.

Q4) How many times was Catherine Parr married?

Three times

Four times

Twice

Once

Correct! Her husbands were Edward Borough, John Neville, Henry VIII and Thomas Seymour.

Wrong! She was married four times - Edward Borough, John Neville, Henry VIII and Thomas Seymour.

Q5) How many children did Catherine Parr give birth to?

Correct! She had a daughter, Mary, by Thomas Seymour.

Wrong! She had one, a daughter (Mary) by Thomas Seymour.

Q6) In which year did Catherine become Henry VIII's consort?

1542

1546

1544

1543

Correct! They married on 12th July 1543.

Wrong! It was in 1543. They married on 12th July 1543.

Q7) In which year did the conservative faction move against Catherine in the hope of removing her as Henry VIII's wife?

1546

1545

1547

1544

Correct!

Wrong! It was in 1546.

Q8) Which of these is not a book written or published by Catherine Parr?

Psalms or Prayers

Prayers or Meditations

Mirror of the Sinful Soul

The Lamentation of a Sinner

Correct! "Mirror" was written by Marguerite de Navarre.

Wrong! It is Mirror of the Sinful Soul which was written by Marguerite de Navarre.

Q9) In which year did Catherine marry Thomas Seymour?

1548

1547

1546

1549

Correct! They married just a few months after the death of Henry VIII on 28th January 1547.

Wrong! It was 1547, just a few months after the death of Henry VIII on 28th January 1547.

Q10) Approximately how old was Catherine when she died?

Correct! It is thought that she died of puerperal (childbed) fever.

Wrong! She was approximately 36 and she died of puerperal (childbed) fever.

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