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Henrician statesman quiz

Claire Ridgway

How much do you know about the men who served King Henry VIII? Test yourself with this fun quiz.

Henrician statesman quiz

Q1) Which Tudor statesman was granted the earldom of Essex in April 1540?

Thomas Wriothesley

Thomas Audley

Richard Rich

Thomas Cromwell

Correct!
Wrong! It was Thomas Cromwell.

Q2) Who served as Henry VIII's Lord Chamberlain from 1543 to 1545?

William Paulet

William Fitzalan

William Sandys

Henry Fitzalan

Correct!
Wrong! It was William Paulet, Baron St John.

Q3) Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, served Henry VIII in which office from 1539 to 1545?

Lord Chamberlain

Lord Steward

Vice Chamberlain

Master of the Horse

Correct!
Wrong! It was Lord Steward.

Q4) Who was Henry VIII's final Master of the Horse?

Anthony Browne

Nicholas Carew

Henry Guildford

Edward Seymour

Correct! He served in the position from 1539 to 1548.
Wrong! It was Sir Anthony Browne. He served in the position from 1539 to 1548.

Q5) Who was Henry VIII's first Lord Chancellor?

Thomas More

Thomas Wolsey

William Warham

Thomas Ruthall

Correct! He served in this position until 1515.
Wrong! It was William Warham. He served in this position until 1515.

Q6) On 29 June 1536, which office was Thomas Boleyn, father of the recently executed Anne and George Boleyn, deprived of?

Lord High Treasurer

Lord Privy Seal

Earl Marshal

Lord High Admiral

Correct!
Wrong! It was Lord Privy Seal.

Q7) Who was appointed Lord High Steward of England on 12th May 1536 in readiness for ruling, as Lord President, over the trials of Anne and George Boleyn?

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk

Thomas Wriothesley

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

Correct!
Wrong! It was Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk.

Q8) In which year did Thomas Wolsey lose his office of Lord Chancellor?

1529

1528

1530

1527

Correct!
Wrong! It was 1529.

Q9) Which Henrician statesman said of Henry VIII "If my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go"?

Thomas Cromwell

Thomas More

Thomas Wolsey

William Warham

Correct!
Wrong! It was Sir Thomas More.

Q10) Who was appointed the King's secretary in August 1529?

Thomas Cromwell

Richard Pace

Edward Foxe

Stephen Gardiner

Correct!
Wrong! It was Stephen Gardiner.

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