The Tudor Society

Queen Consorts Quiz

Claire Ridgway
A portrait of Elizabeth of York, queen consort of Henry VII

How much do you know about the queen consorts of the Plantagent and Tudor kings?

Test your knowledge with this fun quiz!

Queen Consorts

Q1) Which Plantagenet king was Catherine of Valois married to?

Henry VI

Henry IV

Edward IV

Henry V

Correct!
Wrong! She was married to Henry V.

Q2) How old was Margaret of Anjou, consort of Henry VI, when she died?

52

50

46

39

Correct!
Wrong! She was 52.

Q3) What was the age difference between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?

10 years

7 and a half years

5 and a half years

8 years

Correct! Catherine was born on 16 December 1485 and Henry VIII was born on 28 June 1491.
Wrong! It was five and a half years. Catherine was born on 16 December 1485 and Henry VIII was born on 28 June 1491.

Q4) How old was Elizabeth of York when she married Henry VII?

17

19

21

16

Correct!
Wrong! She was 19.

Q5) Henry VII and Elizabeth of York were crowned together.....

True

False

Correct! Henry was crowned in 1485 and Elizabeth was crowned in 1487.
Wrong! Henry was crowned in 1485 and Elizabeth was crowned in 1487.

Q6) According to legend (and fiction), Elizabeth Woodville was descended from Melusine, a spirit of ....

Water

Air

Fire

Earth

Correct! Melusine was a spirit of fresh waters
Wrong! Melusine was a spirit of fresh waters.

Q7) Anne of Cleves outlived Henry VIII, in which year did she die?

1556

1555

1557

1558

Correct!
Wrong! She died in 1557.

Q8) According to the Treaty of Greenwich, who was Edward VI going to marry?

Lady Jane Grey

Elisabeth of Valois

Margaret of France

Mary, Queen of Scots

Correct!
Wrong! It was Mary, Queen of Scots.

Q9) Henry VIII's third wife Jane Seymour was brought up at ....

Wolf Hall

Hever Castle

Norfolk House

Montacute House

Correct!
Wrong! It was Wolf Hall.

Q10) What is thought to have been the cause of death of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife?

Consumption

Puerperal fever

Sweating sickness

Cancer

Correct!
Wrong! She is thought to have died of puerperal (childbed) fever.

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