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Plantagenet and Tudor Consorts Quiz

Claire Ridgway

This week's quiz tests your knowledge of the consorts of Plantagenet and Tudor monarchs - good luck!

Plantagenet and Tudor Consorts

Q1) Henry III's unpopular queen consort was pelted with stones, rotten eggs and vegetables, and mud by Londoners as she travelled by barge under London Bridge - who was she?

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Provence

Eleanor of Castile

Margaret of France

Correct! The people despised her nepotism (she brought a huge number of family members over with her and they were appointed to high places) and her excesses.
Wrong! It was Eleanor of Provence. The people despised her nepotism (she brought a huge number of family members over with her and they were appointed to high places) and her excesses.

Q2) How many consorts of England were there in the Tudor period?

6

7

8

10

Correct! Elizabeth of York, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Philip of Spain. You could say 9 if you counted Guildford Dudley!
Wrong! There were eight - Elizabeth of York, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Philip of Spain. You could say 9 if you counted Guildford Dudley!

Q3) Edward IV was Elizabeth Woodville's second husband, who was her first husband?

Richard Woodville

Thomas Grey

Richard Grey

John Grey

Correct!
Wrong! It was Sir John Grey.

Q4) Henry VII's queen consort was from which royal house?

House of Lancaster

House of York

Correct! She was Elizabeth of York
Wrong! She was the daughter of Edward IV and so was from the House of York - Elizabeth of York.

Q5) Anne Neville was the consort of which king?

Richard II

Richard III

Henry V

Henry VI

Correct!
Wrong! She was the consort of Richard III.

Q6) Who was the consort of Henry VI?

Margaret of Austria

Margaret of Anjou

Margaret of Angoulême

Margaret Beaufort

Correct!
Wrong! It was Margaret of Anjou

Q7) Henry V's wife married again after his death, who did she marry?

Jasper Tudor

Edmund Tudor

Edmund Beaufort

Owen Tudor

Correct! Katherine de Valois married Owen Tudor and they had two sons: Edmund and Jasper.
Wrong! Katherine de Valois married Owen Tudor and they had two sons: Edmund and Jasper.

Q8) How many of his wives outlived Henry VIII?

0

1

2

3

Correct! Catherine Parr survived until September 1548 and Anne of Cleves died in 1557.
Wrong! The answer is two - Catherine Parr survived until September 1548 and Anne of Cleves died in 1557.

Q9) Mary I's consort was Philip II of Spain. Counting Mary, how many times was he married in total?

4

1

3

2

Correct! His wives were Maria Manuela of Portugal, Mary I, Elizabeth of Valois and Anna of Austria.
Wrong! He was married four times. His wives were Maria Manuela of Portugal, Mary I, Elizabeth of Valois and Anna of Austria.

Q10) Which king was married to Isabella of France who has gone down in history as "the She-Wolf of France"?

Edward I

Edward II

Edward III

Richard II

Correct!
Wrong! It was Edward II.

Q11) Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine married to before she married Henry II?

Louis VI of France

Philip II of France

Louis VII of France

Louis VIII of France

Correct! Their marriage was annulled in 1152.
Wrong! It was Louis VII of France. Their marriage was annulled in 1152.

Q12) On what date were Lady Jane Grey, or Queen Jane, and her husband Guildford Dudley executed?

13 February 1554

12 February 1553

13 February 1553

12 February 1554

Correct!
Wrong! It was 12 February 1554.

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