Henry VIII's Six Wives Quiz - The Tudor Society

An extra quiz this week!

Henry VIII's Six Wives

Q1) Who were Catherine of Aragon's parents?

Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon

Isabella II of Castile and Ferdinand I of Aragon

Juana la Loca (Joanna of Castile) and Felipe el Hermoso (Philip the Handsome)

John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal

Correct!

Wrong! Her parents were Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Q2) In what year did Henry VIII marry his first wife Catherine of Aragon?

1501

1505

1509

1515

Correct! The couple got married on 11th June 1509.

Wrong! They got married on 11th June 1509.

Q3) In what year did Henry VIII apply to the Pope for a dispensation to marry "one with whom he had already contracted affinity in the first degree through illicit intercourse", so that he could marry Anne Boleyn?

1522

1524

1526

1527

Correct! Anne Boleyn had refused to be his "maîtresse-en-titre", his official mistress, so Henry decided he wanted her as his wife.

Wrong! It was in August 1527.

Q4) Anne Boleyn sent Henry VIII a gift in summer 1527 as a way of saying "yes" to his proposal - what was it?

A pistol whistle pendant with toothpicks inside

A ship with a woman on board with a diamond pendant

A locket

A miniature of herself

Correct! Henry wrote to Anne to thank her, saying "I thank you most cordially, not only on account of the fine diamond and the ship in which the solitary damsel is tossed about, but chiefly for the fine interpretation and the too humble submission which your goodness hath used towards me in this case."

Wrong! It was a ship with a woman on board with a diamond pendant. Henry wrote to Anne to thank her, saying "I thank you most cordially, not only on account of the fine diamond and the ship in which the solitary damsel is tossed about, but chiefly for the fine interpretation and the too humble submission which your goodness hath used towards me in this case."

Q5) Jane Seymour's motto was...

The Most Happy

Bound to Obey and Serve

Humble and Loyal

No Other Will than His

Correct! It is clear from her motto that Jane wanted to be seen as a meek and submissive wife after Anne Boleyn who had a “sunshine and showers” relationship with Henry, one of passion and rages.

Wrong! It was "Bound to Obey and Serve". It is clear from her motto that Jane wanted to be seen as a meek and submissive wife after Anne Boleyn who had a “sunshine and showers” relationship with Henry, one of passion and rages.

Q6) The Seymour family home was...

Wolf Hall

Hever Castle

Kimbolton Castle

Penshurst House

Correct!

Wrong! It was Wolf Hall in Wiltshire.

Q7) Anne of Cleves was born near near Düsseldorf in which year?

1507

1512

1524

1515

Correct! She was born on 22nd September 1515.

Wrong! She was born on 22nd September 1515.

Q8) What did Anne of Cleves become known as after her marriage to Henry VIII was annulled in 1540?

The Princess Dowager

The King's sister

Lady Anne of Cleves

The King's beloved cousin

Correct!

Wrong! She became known as "the King's sister".

Q9) Catherine Howard was part of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk's household which resided in which two places?

Framlingham and Baynard's Castle

Penshurst and Thornbury

Lambeth and Horsham

Castle Howard and Framlingham

Correct! Norfolk House in Lambeth, London, and Chesworth House in Horsham, Sussex.

Wrong! The two places were Lambeth and Horsham - Norfolk House in Lambeth, London, and Chesworth House in Horsham, Sussex.

Q10) In winter 1540 Richard Jones dedicated his treatise to Queen Catherine Howard - what was its title?

The Obedience of a Christian Man

A Bride-Bush, or A Wedding Sermon

Delightes for Ladies to Adorn their Persons, Tables, Closets, and Distillatories

The Byrth of Mankynde

Correct! It gave information on fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and childcare.

Wrong! It was "The Byrth of Mankynde" which gave information on fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and childcare.

Q11) How many times was Catherine Parr married?

Four

Two

Three

Once

Correct! Her husbands were Edward Borough, John Neville (Lord Latimer), Henry VIII and Thomas Seymour, Baron Sudeley.

Wrong! She was married four times, to Edward Borough, John Neville (Lord Latimer), Henry VIII and Thomas Seymour, Baron Sudeley.

Q12) Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr had a baby girl in 1548 - what was her name?

Catherine

Mary

Elizabeth

Jane

Correct! Catherine Parr gave birth to Mary on 30 August 1548.

Wrong! She was named Mary after her godmother and stepsister, Mary Tudor, the future Mary I.

Q13) Henry VIII died in 1547. how many of his wives outlived him?

Two

One

Three

None

Correct! Catherine Parr died in 1548 and Anne of Cleves died in 1557.

Wrong! The correct answer is two. Catherine Parr died in 1548 and Anne of Cleves died in 1557.