The Tudor Society

Quiz – Mary I’s ladies

Claire Ridgway

How much do you know about the ladies who served Mary throughout her life, from when she was a princess, through her being the illegitimate Lady Mary, and then on to her time as queen? Test yourself with today's quiz. Good luck!

Mary I's ladies

Q1) In 1543, this lady joined the household of Lady Mary Tudor, only to be thrust into the spotlight by a man on a mission.

Frances Baynham

Catherine Parr

Eleanor Browne

Anne Rede

Correct! It was while she was in the household of his daughter that Henry VIII noticed Catherine Parr and decided to make her his wife.
Wrong! It was Catherine Parr. It was while she was in the household of his daughter that Henry VIII noticed Catherine Parr and decided to make her his wife.

Q2) This lady served in the household of Princess Mary and her husband was a royal physican.

Margaret Bourchier

Eleanor Browne

Kat Ashley

Margaret Bacon

Correct! Margaret Bacon was the wife of Sir William Butts - royal physician.
Wrong! It was Margaret Bacon. She was the wife of Sir William Butts - royal physician.

Q3) This lady was at one point thought to have been a mistress and a potential queen consort to Henry VIII. She left court during the reign of Edward VI and the returned to serve Queen Mary as a lady of the privy chamber.

Mary Boleyn

Anne Bassett

Elizabeth Blount

Elizabeth Bassett

Correct! Anne arrived at the English court from Calais near the end of Queen Jane Seymour's life with the great persuasion of her mother Honor, Lady Lisle.
Wrong! It was Anne Bassett. Anne arrived at the English court from Calais near the end of Queen Jane Seymour's life with the great persuasion of her mother Honor, Lady Lisle.

Q4) Jane Dormer was a close confidant of Queen Mary and eventually became the wife of the Count of Féria. Prior to marrying the count, she was considered as a match for all of the following EXCEPT this one:

The Earl of Devon

The Duke of Buckingham

The Duke of Norfolk

The Earl of Nottingham

Correct! There was no Duke of Buckingham during Mary's reign. That title was not held again until the 17th Century.
Wrong! The answer is the Duke of Buckingham. There was no Duke of Buckingham during Mary's reign. That title was not held again until the 17th Century.

Q5) This lady was a gentlewoman to Anne Stanhope until 1537 and then served Queen Jane Seymour. She later served a member of Queen Mary's household.

Isabel Legh

Jane Dormer

Catherine Luttrell

Elizabeth Jerningham

Correct!
Wrong! It was Elizabeth Jerningham.

Q6) What was the name of Queen Mary's fool? "_______the Fool"

Anne

Jane

Kat

Joan

Correct! It is believed that Jane may have been at court as a 'fool' as early as 1536.
Wrong! It's Jane. It is believed that Jane may have been at court as a 'fool' as early as 1536.

Q7) This lady may have been put in charge of Princess Mary's household as early as 1531 when she was separated from her mother (Katherine of Aragon). She was sometimes referred to as Lady Herbert and other times Lady Troy.

Blanche Milborne

Frances Neville

Anne Morgan

Anne Radcliffe

Correct!
Wrong! It's Blanche Milborne.

Q8) This lady was the granddaughter of Sir Thomas More and served as a gentlewoman of Queen Mary's privy chamber. What was her name?

Margaret Roper

Anne Roper

Mary Roper

Elizabeth Roper

Correct! Mary Roper was the daughter of William Roper and Margaret More.
Wrong! It's Mary Roper. Mary Roper was the daughter of William Roper and Margaret More.

Q9) This lady served Princess Mary in Wales and was the daughter of a lady called Anne Boleyn, a relative of Queen Anne Boleyn.

Anne Shelton

Anne Somerset

Anne Parr

Anne Radcliffe

Correct!
Wrong! It's Anne Shelton.

Q10) True or False: In order to be in Queen Mary's household her women were required to speak English, French, Spanish and Latin?

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! The answer is false.

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