Jane Seymour was Henry VIII's third wife and the one who managed to give him what he really wanted and needed, a living son, but how much do you know about Jane? Test yourself with this fun quiz. Good luck!
Jane Seymour Quiz
Correct! Burbage is in Wiltshire.
Wrong! It was in Burbage, which is in the county of Wiltshire.
Correct!
Wrong! They were Edward, Henry, Thomas, Elizabeth and Dorothy.
Correct!
Wrong! On the same day that Anne Boleyn was executed, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer issued a dispensation for the marriage of the King and Jane Seymour.
Correct! Their private wedding took place in the Queen's closet at Whitehall Palace.
Wrong! Their private wedding took place in the Queen's closet at Whitehall Palace.
Correct! Anne was executed on 19th May 1536 and Jane married Henry VIII on 30th May 1536.
Wrong! It's true. Anne was executed on 19th May 1536 and Jane married Henry VIII on 30th May 1536.
Correct!
Wrong! She used a panther and a phoenix.
Correct!
Wrong! Claire is the only author listed who has not written a book about Queen Jane.
Correct! Henry’s personal wedding gift to Jane was a gold cup designed by Hans Holbein and engraved with their initials entwined with a love knot. Jane’s motto appeared three times on the cup. "Bound to obey and serve."
Wrong! Henry’s personal wedding gift to Jane was a gold cup designed by Hans Holbein and engraved with their initials entwined with a love knot. Jane’s motto appeared three times on the cup. "Bound to obey and serve."
Correct! An uneventful pregnancy was followed by a difficult labour that lasted two days and three nights, after which she gave birth to a healthy son at about 2 a.m. on 12 October.
Wrong! An uneventful pregnancy was followed by a difficult labour that lasted two days and three nights, after which she gave birth to a healthy son at about 2 a.m. on 12 October.
Correct! There was a solemn procession "with all the orders of friars, preistes, and clarkes going all in copes, the major and aldermen, with all the craftes of the cittie, following in their liveries" in London to pray for the queen because she was in labour.
Wrong! There was a solemn procession "with all the orders of friars, preistes, and clarkes going all in copes, the major and aldermen, with all the craftes of the cittie, following in their liveries" in London to pray for the queen because she was in labour.
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