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Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley Quiz

Claire Ridgway

Grab your favourite beverage and snack, get your thinking cap on, make yourself comfortable and test your knowledge of this famous Tudor couple with our Sunday quiz. Good luck!

Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley Quiz

Q1) In 1586, Queen Elizabeth sent an irate letter to Dudley because he did this without permission?

Had a relationship with Lady Douglas Sheffield

Married Lettice Knollys

Left court

Accepted the position of Governor General of the United Provinces

Correct!
Wrong! He accepted the position of Governor General of the United Provinces.

Q2) True or False: Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley never had children?

True

False

Correct! They had a son called Robert who died young.
Wrong! They had a son called Robert who died young.

Q3) Which of the following men was NOT married to Lettice Knollys?

Robert Dudley

Walter Devereux

Christopher Blount

Thomas Heneage

Correct!
Wrong! It's Thomas Heneage.

Q4) TWO of Lettice's children married without permission - who were they?

Penelope Devereux

Dorothy Devereux

Robert Devereux

Francis Devereux

Correct!
Wrong! The answer is Dorothy Devereux, who married Sir Thomas Perrot of Haroldston in 1583, and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, who married Frances Walsingham in 1590.

Q5) Many of those who knew Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, would go to Kenilworth to do the following:

Hunt

Meet their mistresses

Joust

Play tennis

Correct! The deer were plentiful there so it was known for good hunting.
Wrong! They went there to hunt. The deer were plentiful there so it was known for good hunting.

Q6) In 1598, Queen Elizabeth was finally open to giving Lettice an audience (she had previously banished her for marrying Robert Dudley) - who eventually convinced her to do so?

Penelope Devereux

Robert Devereux

Walter Raleigh

Francis Knollys

Correct! After much convincing, it was the Earl of Essex (the Queen's favourite) who was able to convince Elizabeth to give his mother an audience.
Wrong! After much convincing, it was Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (the Queen's favourite), who was able to convince Elizabeth to give his mother an audience.

Q7) What was significant about the third husband of Lettice Knollys, Christopher Blount?

He had been married five times

He was a twin

He was missing his right arm

He was a Catholic

Correct! It was quite surprising when Lettice, a staunch Protestant, married the Catholic Blount.
Wrong! He was a Catholic. It was quite surprising when Lettice, a staunch Protestant, married the Catholic Blount.

Q8) "The Great Cause" was led by Robin Sheffield, what was it about?

He wanted to be named Elizabeth I's heir

It was a Catholic rebellion against Elizabeth I

He claimed that he was the legitimate son and heir of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

He wished to marry without the Queen's consent

Correct! Robin Sheffield claimed that Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester HAD married his mother, Douglas Sheffield and that he was the heir to his estate. He wished to take everything away from Lettice - which she bitterly fought and won.
Wrong! Robin Sheffield claimed that Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester HAD married his mother, Douglas Sheffield and that he was the heir to his estate. He wished to take everything away from Lettice - which she bitterly fought and won.

Q9) What was the age difference between Queen Elizabeth and Lettice Knollys?

They were the same age

5 years

10 years

15 years

Correct! Lettice was ten years younger. Elizabeth was born in 1533 and Lettice in 1543.
Wrong! Lettice was ten years younger. Elizabeth was born in 1533 and Lettice in 1543.

Q10) How old was Lettice Knollys when she died?

55

47

82

91

Correct! She died in 1634, outliving all of her children, her siblings and Queen Elizabeth.
Wrong! She was 91. She died in 1634, outliving all of her children, her siblings and Queen Elizabeth.

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