General Tudor History Quiz - The Tudor Society

This week's Sunday puzzle is a general Tudor history quiz. Grab your favourite snack and beverage, make yourself comfortable and let's get testing your knowledge of Tudor history with this fun quiz.

General Tudor History

Q1) In 1548, Elizabeth Tudor was sent from the household of Katherine Parr to live with the Dennys at which location?

Sutton

Cheshunt

Hatfield

Chelsea

Correct! Elizabeth was sent to live with the Dennys at Cheshunt after Katherine Parr was concerned for Elizabeth's reputation being tarnished while at Chelsea.

Wrong! Elizabeth was sent to live with the Dennys at Cheshunt after Katherine Parr was concerned for Elizabeth's reputation being tarnished while at Chelsea.

Q2) This was given as a gift to Mary Tudor from her husband King Louis XII and after his death (and Mary secretly married Brandon) it was given to Henry VIII.

The cup of Florence

The Mirror of Naples

The Tiara of Braganza

A painting by Leonardo da Vinci

Correct! The Mirror of Naples is one of the most famous jewels in history. The diamond was as wide as a "full sized finger" and had a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg dangling from it.

Wrong! It was the Mirror of Naples. The Mirror of Naples is one of the most famous jewels in history. The diamond was as wide as a "full sized finger" and had a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg dangling from it.

Q3) Which of the following ladies was suggested as a bride for Thomas Seymour during Henry VIII's reign?

Mary Howard

Katherine Parr

Mary, Henry VIII's daughter

Anne of Cleves

Correct! Her father, the Duke of Norfolk put the idea forward but Mary declined.

Wrong! It was Mary Howard. Her father, the Duke of Norfolk put the idea forward but Mary declined.

Q4) Which of the following women did not attempt to marry without permission from the monarch?

Margaret Douglas

Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister

Catherine Grey

Mary Howard

Correct! After the death of Henry Fitzroy Mary Howard did not remarry and her marriage to Fitzroy had been approved by the King.

Wrong! It's Mary Howard. After the death of Henry Fitzroy Mary Howard did not remarry and her marriage to Fitzroy had been approved by the King.

Q5) This woman was governess to Mary, Elizabeth and Edward Tudor, children of Henry VIII and all future monarchs. Who was she?

Margaret Bryan

Katherine Ashley

Joan Vaux

Margaret Pole

Correct!

Wrong! It was Margaret Bryan.

Q6) Which of the following men did NOT hold the title Viscount Lisle?

Charles Brandon

Henry Howard

Arthur Plantagenet

John Dudley

Correct! Henry Howard spent sometime in Calais with Henry Fitzroy but was never Viscount Lisle.

Wrong! It's Henry Howard. Henry Howard spent sometime in Calais with Henry Fitzroy but was never Viscount Lisle.

Q7) Which of the following men did not hold the office of "Lord Chancellor" during the Tudor era?

Thomas More

William Paulet

George Boleyn

Thomas Audley

Correct! George Boleyn never held the office of Lord Chancellor.

Wrong! George Boleyn never held the office of Lord Chancellor.

Q8) Which of the following men did not hold the title of Archbishop of Canterbury?

Thomas Wolsey

William Warham

Thomas Cranmer

Reginald Pole

Correct!

Wrong! Thomas Wolsey never held that post.

Q9) Which of the following people was not buried in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London?

Thomas Seymour

Catherine Howard

George Boleyn

Henry Howard

Correct! Henry Howard was buried in the church of All Hallows Barking, but was later reinterred in the church of Framlingham, Suffolk

Wrong! Henry Howard was buried in the church of All Hallows Barking, but was later reinterred in the church of Framlingham, Suffolk

Q10) Which of the following women had the first Protestant funeral in England?

Anne Askew

Katherine Willoughby

Katherine Parr

Lady Jane Grey

Correct!

Wrong! It was Katherine Parr.