Mary Boleyn Quiz - The Tudor Society

Mary Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn and Elizabeth Howard, and sister of Queen Anne Boleyn, has been a popular subject for both fiction and non-fiction, but she is quite an enigma in reality. Out of what we do actually know about her, how much do you know? Test yourself with this fun quiz. Good luck!

Q1) How many times did Mary Boleyn marry?

Once

Twice

Three times

Four times

Correct! Her first husband was William Carey and her second husband was William Stafford.

Wrong! She was married twice. Her first husband was William Carey and her second husband was William Stafford.

Q2) Which of these properties did Mary inherit shortly before her death?

Hever Castle

Clonony Castle

Rochford Hall

Blickling Castle

Correct!

Wrong! It was Rochford Hall.

Q3) True or false: Elizabeth Blount and Mary Boleyn were both married at the time of their relationships with King Henry VIII?

True

False

Correct! Bessie Blount married Gilbert Tailboys after her relationship with the king had ended and we don't know when Mary slept with the king.

Wrong! Bessie Blount married Gilbert Tailboys after her relationship with the king had ended and we don't know when Mary slept with the king.

Q4) In which year did Mary marry William Carey?

1514

1520

1522

1525

Correct! She married him on 4th February 1520.

Wrong! She married him on 4th February 1520.

Q5) William Carey died in 1528, but what did he die from?

Drowning

A fall from a horse

Consumption

Sweating sickness

Correct! He died from sweating sickness on 22nd June 1528.

Wrong! He died from sweating sickness on 22nd June 1528.

Q6) Following the death of William Carey, who was granted the wardship of Mary's son, Henry?

Anne Boleyn

Thomas Boleyn

The king

George Boleyn

Correct!

Wrong! Anne Boleyn was granted his wardship.

Q7) Which of the following was not a brother of Mary?

George

Thomas

Geoffrey

Henry

Correct!

Wrong! The answer is Geoffrey.

Q8) True or false: Mary's daughter was called Catherine?

True

False

Correct!

Wrong! It's true.

Q9) In which year did Mary turn up at court pregnant to inform her sister, the queen, that she had married William Stafford?

1530

1534

1535

1533

Correct! It was in the September.

Wrong! It was in September 1534.

Q10) True or false: Mary Boleyn was buried at St Peter's Church, Hever?

True

False

Correct! Her final resting place is not known.

Wrong! Her final resting place is not known.