Lady Jane Grey Quiz - The Tudor Society

A fun quiz on Lady Jane Grey. I hope you enjoy it and good luck!

Lady Jane Grey

Q1) Lady Jane Grey has gone down in history as "The Nine Days' Queen" but how many days were there actually between her accession and her removal from the throne?

Correct! She became queen on 6th July 1553 and Mary I was declared queen on 19th July 1553.

Wrong! It was 13 days. She became queen on 6th July 1553 and Mary I was declared queen on 19th July 1553.

Q2) Lady Jane Grey's maternal grandmother was...

Mary Tudor, Queen of France

Margaret Tudor

Elizabeth Woodville

Margaret Beaufort

Correct! Lady Jane Grey's mother was Frances Brandon, daughter of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, and Mary Tudor, Queen of France.

Wrong! It was Mary Tudor, Queen of France.

Q3) Jane married one of the Dudley brothers in May 1553, which one?

Robert Dudley

Ambrose Dudley

John Dudley

Guildford Dudley

Correct!

Wrong! It was Guildford Dudley.

Q4) Who acquired the wardship of Jane in 1548?

Catherine Parr

Edward Seymour

Thomas Seymour

Thomas Cranmer

Correct! Jane went to live with him and his wife Catherine Parr.

Wrong! It was Thomas Seymour.

Q5) Jane acted as chief mourner at whose funeral in 1548?

Catherine Parr's

Henry VIII's

Charles Brandon's

Henry Grey's

Correct!

Wrong! It was Catherine Parr's funeral.

Q6) What was the Grey family's home when Jane was growing up?

Bradgate Park

Sheffield Manor Lodge

Coughton Court

Warwick Castle

Correct!

Wrong! It was Bradgate Park/

Q7) How many surviving younger sisters did Jane have?

Correct! Katherine and Mary.

Wrong! She had two: Katherine and Mary.

Q8) Which famous royal tutor claimed that Jane had complained to him about being taunted by her parents with "pinches, nips, and bobs"?

John Cheke

Dr Coxe

Roger Ascham

Jean Belmain

Correct!

Wrong! It was Roger Ascham.

Q9) Jane was beheaded on 12th February 1554 and buried at the Tower's chapel, St Peter ad Vincula, but where was her husband buried?

Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower

All Hallows by the Tower

St Sepulchre-without-Newgate

Westminster Abbey

Correct!

Wrong! He was also buried in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula.

Q10) What was the name of the man who was sent by Mary I to Lady Jane Grey in the Tower to prepare her for her death?

Edmund Bonner

John Christopherson

John Feckenham

Stephen Gardiner

Correct! He was Mary I's chaplain and confessor.

Wrong! It was Dr John Feckenham, Mary I's chaplain and confessor.

Q11) Jane's father Henry Grey was descended from Elizabeth Woodville - true or false?

True

False

Correct. He was descended from Elizabeth and her first husband Sir John Grey.

Wrong. It's true. He was descended from Elizabeth and her first husband Sir John Grey.

Q12) Which rebellion is seen as Jane's downfall in that it caused Mary to executed her?

Wyatt's Rebellion

Kett's Rebellion

Prayer Book Rebellion

Pilgrimage of Grace

Correct!

Wrong! It was Wyatt's Rebellion.