A fun quiz on the history of Hampton Court Palace which still stands on the bank of the Thames today.
Hampton Court Palace
Correct! Cardinal Wolsey obtained it on a 99 year lease in 1514 and began transforming it from a private house into a huge palace complex fit for a king.
Wrong! It was Cardinal Wolsey who obtained it on a 99 year lease in 1514 and began transforming it from a private house into a huge palace complex fit for a king.
Correct!
Wrong! It was in 1528.
Correct! And William III spent £9.5 million during his reign.
Wrong! It was £18 million.
Correct! He was born there on 12th October 1537.
Wrong! It was Edward VI and he was born there on 12th October 1537.
Correct!
Wrong! It was Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
Correct!
Wrong! It was his four-year-old half-sister Elizabeth.
Correct!
Wrong! Jane Seymour's is said to have been buried there.
Correct! According to legend, when Catherine was charged with adultery in 1541 at the palace, she broke free from the guards and attempted to run into the chapel to find Henry. Unfortunately, Henry would not help his queen and Catherine was beheaded at the Tower of London for adultery and treason. It is said that she floats around the Haunted Gallery with a look of despair and making an awful shrieking sound! However, there is no evidence that Catherine did try to get to Henry.
Wrong! It is that of Catherine Howard. According to legend, when Catherine was charged with adultery in 1541 at the palace, she broke free from the guards and attempted to run into the chapel to find Henry. Unfortunately, Henry would not help his queen and Catherine was beheaded at the Tower of London for adultery and treason. It is said that she floats around the Haunted Gallery with a look of despair and making an awful shrieking sound! However, there is no evidence that Catherine did try to get to Henry.
Correct! She has been seen carrying a lighted taper.
Wrong! Jane Seymour has allegedly been seen there carrying a lighted taper.
Correct! He married her there in 1543.
Wrong! He married Catherine Parr there in 1543.
Correct! Shakespeare's company were known as the King's Men.
Wrong! It was William Shakespeare's "The King's Men".
Correct! And it was designed by Nicholas Crazter and made by Nicholas Oursian.
Wrong! It was in 1540. The clock was designed by Nicholas Crazter and made by Nicholas Oursian.
Correct! The Queen owns it "in trust of the crown" but the responsibility for upkeep is handled by Historic Royal Palaces.
Wrong! It belongs to the Queen who owns it "in trust of the crown", but the responsibility for upkeep is handled by Historic Royal Palaces.
Correct! Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned and he was actually going to demolish the Tudor palace, but both time and money were lacking so focused on rebuilding the king's and queen's main apartments on the site of the old Tudor lodgings.
Wrong! It was Sir Christopher Wren. He was actually going to demolish the Tudor palace, but both time and money were lacking so focused on rebuilding the king's and queen's main apartments on the site of the old Tudor lodgings.
Correct! It was about Catherine's alleged unchaste behaviour before her marriage.
Wrong! It was about Catherine's alleged unchaste behaviour before her marriage.
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