General Tudor History Quiz - The Tudor Society

Q1) In 1542, after the execution of Katherine Howard, this man suggested that ambassadors use their influence to promote a reconciliation with Anne of Cleves.

Thomas Cromwell

Duke of Cleves

Eustace Chapuys

Thomas Cranmer

Correct! Henry VIII instructed Cranmer to inform the Duke that there could never be a reconciliation.

Wrong! It was the Duke of Cleves. Henry VIII instructed Cranmer to inform the Duke that there could never be a reconciliation.

Q2) Marie Stuart became Queen of Scotland when her father, King James V, died. Who was queen consort in England at the time of the Scottish King's death?

Katherine of Aragon

Katherine Parr

Katherine Howard

None of the above

Correct! This was a period of time when Henry VIII was unmarried. It was after the execution of Katherine Howard and before his marriage with Katherine Parr.

Wrong! The answer is none of the above. This was a period of time when Henry VIII was unmarried. It was after the execution of Katherine Howard and before his marriage with Katherine Parr.

Q3) King Henry VIII was married six times but how many times was Francis I, King of France, married?

Twice

Once

Three times

Four times

Correct! He was married to Claude, Duchess of Brittany, and Eleanor of Austria.

Wrong! He was married twice. He was married to Claude, Duchess of Brittany, and Eleanor of Austria.

Q4) Who said of Henry VIII: "“I do not say that I have always borne towards the King the humility which I owed him"?

Katherine Howard

Thomas More

Thomas Cromwell

Anne Boleyn

Correct!

Wrong! It was Anne Boleyn.

Q5) Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (and poet) wrote a sonnet about this girl who later married Sir Anthony Browne. Who was she?

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Anne Savage

Anne Bassett

Elizabeth Scrope

Correct! Surrey wrote "The Fair Geraldine" about Elizabeth Fitzgerald when she was just a child. The sonnet was to help increase her chances for a good marriage after her uncles and brothers were executed for treason.

Wrong! It was Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Surrey wrote "The Fair Geraldine" about Elizabeth Fitzgerald when she was just a child. The sonnet was to help increase her chances for a good marriage after her uncles and brothers were executed for treason.

Q6) Anne Savage is one of a handful of people that were present at the secret marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She married Sir Thomas, Lord Berkeley, in 1533 as his second wife. Berkeley's first wife was the daughter of Anne Stafford and George Hastings,1st Earl of Huntingdon, what was her name?

Elizabeth Hastings

Anne Hastings

Mary Hastings

Katherine Hastings

Correct!

Wrong! It was Mary Hastings.

Q7) Henry VIII's good friend William Compton died in June 1528 - what did he die of?

Consumption

Syphilis

Malaria

Sweating sickness

Correct!

Wrong! He died of sweating sickness.

Q8) Henry VIII had a son with Catherine of Aragon in January 1511, how long did he live for?

32 days

52 days

42 days

62 days

Correct! He was called Henry, Duke of Cornwall. He was born 1st January 1511 and he died on 22nd February 1511.

Wrong! He lived for 52 days. He was called Henry, Duke of Cornwall. He was born 1st January 1511 and he died on 22nd February 1511.