Henry VII Quiz - The Tudor Society

Enjoy this 13 question quiz on Henry VII.

Henry VII

Q1) Who was Henry VII's father?

Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond

Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford

Owen Tudor

Henry VI

Correct! Henry never knew his father, though, because Edmund died in November 1456, two months before Henry's birth in January 1457.

Wrong! It was Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond.

Q2) How old was Henry VII's mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, when she gave birth to him?

Correct!

Wrong! She was 13.

Q3) Where was Henry VII born?

Greenwich Palace

Fotheringhay Castle

Raby Castle

Pembroke Castle

Correct! On 28th January 1457.

Wrong! It was Pembroke Castle.

Q4) Henry VII's claim to the throne came through his mother's descent from which child of Edward III?

Edward the Black Prince

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster

Margaret, Countess of Pembroke

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence

Correct! Although John of Gaunt's children by Katherine Swynford were barred from the succession.

Wrong! It was John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster.

Q5) In what year did Henry beat Richard III and his forces at the Battle of Bosworth to take the English throne?

1485

1495

1491

1487

Correct! It was on 22nd August 1485.

Wrong! It was in 1485, on 22nd August.

Q6) During his reign, Henry VII faced rebellions in the name of two "pretenders": Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck. Who did Simnel claim to be?

Edward V, son of Edward IV and one of the Princes in the Tower

Richard of Shrewbury, Duke of York, son of Edward IV and one of the Princes in the Tower

Edward of Middleham

Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick

Correct! Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, was the son of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence.

Wrong! Simnel claimed to be Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, son of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence.

Q7) Henry VII's wife, Elizabeth of York, died on her birthday in 1503 - how old was she?

Correct! She died of an infection nine days after giving birth to a daughter, Katherine, who only survived a few days.

Wrong! She was 37 years old and died of an infection nine days after giving birth to a daughter, Katherine, who only survived a few days.

Q8) Which court is Henry VII known for reforming and separating from the King's Council?

Court of Common Law

Court of Oyer and Terminer

Court of the Star Chamber

The Crown Court

Correct!

Wrong! It was the Court of the Star Chamber.

Q9) How many of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's children survived childhood?

Four

Three

Two

Five

Correct! Arthur, Prince of Wales; Margaret, Queen of Scotland; Henry VIII and Mary, Queen of France.

Wrong! It was four: Arthur, Prince of Wales; Margaret, Queen of Scotland; Henry VIII and Mary, Queen of France.

Q10) Who served Henry VII as his Lord Chancellor from 1487 to 1500?

Richard Empson

Edmund Dudley

John Alcock, Bishop of Worcester

John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury

Correct!

Wrong! It was John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Q11) Why did Henry VII want his first child to be born at Winchester?

Because Winchester was the capital of England at that time

Because there was Plague in London

Because it was the capital of Camelot

Because Henry had been born there

Correct! Henry was convinced that Arthur would set up a new Camelot and herald in a Golden Age.

Wrong! He wanted Arthur to be born at Winchester because it was believed to have been the capital of King Arthur's legendary Camelot.

Q12) Who was Henry VII's paternal grandmother?

Cecily Neville

Margaret Beauchamp

Anne de Mortimer

Catherine of Valois

Correct! Catherine of Valois had at least three children with Owen Tudor after the death of her first husband Henry V.

Wrong! It was Catherine of Valois. Catherine had at least three children with Owen Tudor after the death of her first husband Henry V.

Q13) Richmond Palace replaced which palace destroyed by a fire in December 1498?

Sheen

Eltham

Nonsuch

Hampton Court

Correct! Henry named it Richmond after the earldom he'd held when he defeated Richard III at Bosworth.

Wrong, it was the Palace of Sheen.