Ladies of the Tudor Court Quiz

How much do you know about prominent Tudor ladies and those who served the Tudor queens?

Test your knowledge with this fun little quiz. Good luck!

Ladies of the Tudor Court

Q1) This lady was Keeper of the Queen’s Jewels to Catherine Howard and at the time of her death was one of Princess Mary’s ladies.

Anne Bassett

Catherine Willoughby

Anne Parr

Blanche Parry

Correct!

Wrong! It was Anne Parr,

Q2) This lady was a descendent of Elizabeth Woodville and married the man who would become Lord Chancellor in 1533.

Katherine Woodville

Elizabeth Grey

Mary Grey

Margaret Wotton

Correct! Elizabeth Grey was the great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Woodville through her son Thomas. She married Thomas Audley who became Lord Chancellor in 1533 after Thomas More's resignation.

Wrong! It was Elizabeth Grey. She was the great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Woodville through her son Thomas (her first marriage). She married Thomas Audley who became Lord Chancellor in 1533 after Thomas More's resignation.

Q3) Which of the following is not the first name of a sister to one of Henry VIII's queens?

Elizabeth

Dorothy

Mary

Jane

Correct! Isabella, Joanna (Juana) and Maria were sisters of Katherine of Aragon, Mary was the sister of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth and Dorothy were the names of the sisters of Jane Seymour, Amalia and Sybille were the names of Anne of Cleves' sisters, Katherine Howard's sisters were Margaret and Mary (and her half sisters Isabel, Joyce and Margaret) and Anne was the name of Katherine Parr's sister. There was no Jane.

Wrong! The answer is Jane. Isabella, Joanna (Juana) and Maria were sisters of Katherine of Aragon, Mary was the sister of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth and Dorothy were the names of the sisters of Jane Seymour, Amalia and Sybille were the names of Anne of Cleves' sisters, Katherine Howard's sisters were Margaret and Mary (and her half sisters Isabel, Joyce and Margaret) and Anne was the name of Katherine Parr's sister. There was no Jane.

Q4) Which of the following ladies explained to Wolsey in a letter that she could not, under good conscience, allow his men to take stone from Harwich since what remains there cannot be removed. If the existing stone is removed, the cliff will wash away and destroy the town?

Margaret Wotton

Elizabeth Scrope

Joan Vaux

Maud Parr

Correct!

Wrong! It was Elizabeth Scrope.

Q5) This lady was Countess of Bedford and wife of the Lord Privy Seal.

Anne Russell

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Margaret Douglas

Joan Larke

Correct! Anne was married several times but her most notable marriage was to Sir John Russell, Lord Privy Seal and Earl of Bedford.

Wrong! It's Anne Russell. Anne was married several times but her most notable marriage was to Sir John Russell, Lord Privy Seal and Earl of Bedford.

Q6) This lady married Gregory Cromwell, son of Thomas Cromwell.

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Jane Denny

Anne Knyvett

Elizabeth Seymour

Correct! She was also the sister of Queen Jane Seymour.

Wrong! It's Elizabeth Seymour. She was also the sister of Queen Jane Seymour.

Q7) This lady was the daughter of Margaret Bryan and the sister of Sir Francis Bryan.

Elizabeth Grey

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Elizabeth Carew

Elizabeth Brooke

Correct! Elizabeth married Sir Nicholas Carew.

Wrong! It was Elizabeth Carew, wife of Sir Nicholas Carew.

Q8) In 1547 this lady privately married William Parr, brother to Queen Katherine Parr. She also travelled to Antwerp looking for a cure for her breast cancer in 1564.

Anne Knyvett

Elizabeth Brooke

Kat Ashley

Margaret Wotton

Correct! Elizabeth died on the 2nd of April 1565 at the age of 39 and Queen Elizabeth was devastated and paid for her friend’s funeral.

Wrong! It was Elizabeth Brooke. Elizabeth died on the 2nd of April 1565 at the age of 39 and Queen Elizabeth was devastated and paid for her friend’s funeral.

Q9) This lady was good friends with Katherine Parr and was there in her final days. She later reported the events that occurred in the dowager queen's chamber.

Margaret Stonor

Elizabeth Tyrwhitt

Dorothy Bray

Jane Guildford

Correct! Elizabeth Tyrwhitt is the lady who gave testimony of Katherine's actions toward Thomas Seymour in her final days.

Wrong! It was Elizabeth Tyrwhitt, She is the lady who gave testimony of Katherine's actions toward Thomas Seymour in her final days.

Q10) Which of the following ladies is not thought to have been a mistress to Henry VIII?

Jane Popincourt

Anne Hastings

Ursula Stourton

Elizabeth Blount

Correct! All of the others are said to have been mistresses to Henry VIII.

Wrong! It's Ursula Stourton, Lady Clinton. All of the others are said to have been mistresses to Henry VIII.