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Mary I True or False Quiz

Claire Ridgway

As today is Queen Mary I's birthday, I thought we'd celebrate by testing ourselves on our Mary I knowledge. Grab your favourite beverage and enjoy this fun little quiz!

Mary I - true or false?

Q1) True or false: Mary I was born at Greenwich Palace?

True

False

Correct! She was born there on 18th February 1516.
Wrong! It's true! She was born there on 18th February 1516.

Q2) True or false: Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, was one of her godmothers.

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! It's true.

Q3) True or false: At the age of two, in 1518, Mary was promised in marriage to her cousin, Charles V.

True

False

Correct! She was actually promised to the Dauphin of France in 1518.
Wrong! She was actually promised to the Dauphin of France in 1518.

Q4) True or false: Catherine of Aragon commissioned the humanist, Erasmus of Rotterdam, to write a treatise on the education of women and a programme of education for Mary.

True

False

Correct! She actually commissioned Juan Luis Vives.
Wrong! She actually commissioned Juan Luis Vives.

Q5) True or false: Mary was sent to the Marches, to Ludlow Castle, to have her own court based there in 1525.

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! It's true.

Q6) True or false: On 15 March 1551, Mary caused a stir by riding through London openly with knights, gentlemen and ladies all openly carrying rosaries.

True

False

Correct! It was to make an open profession of her devotion for the Mass.
Wrong! It's true. It was to make an open profession of her devotion for the Mass.

Q7) True or false: Mary was officially proclaimed queen in place of Lady Jane Grey on 25th July 1553?

True

False

Correct! It was on 19th July 1553.
Wrong! It was on 19th July 1553.

Q8) True or false: On 25th July 1554, Mary married Philip of Spain at Winchester Cathedral.

True

False

Correct!
Wrong!

Q9) True or false: Mary I's first Parliament in October 1553 repealed the religious legislation of Edward VI's reign and reinstated the Mass.

True

False

Correct! It repealed the "treason act" of Edward VI's reign, passed an act declaring the legitimacy of Mary I, repealed the religious legislation of Edward's reign, and reinstated the Mass in Latin, celibacy of the clergy and ritual worship.
Wrong! It's true. It repealed the "treason act" of Edward VI's reign, passed an act declaring the legitimacy of Mary I, repealed the religious legislation of Edward's reign, and reinstated the Mass in Latin, celibacy of the clergy and ritual worship.

Q10) True or false: Calais, England's only remaining possession on the European mainland, fell to the French in January 1557?

True

False

Correct! It fell in January 1558.
Wrong! It fell in January 1558.

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