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The Fall of Catherine Howard Quiz

Claire Ridgway

November 1541 was the beginning of the end for Queen Catherine Howard so test your knowledge on her downfall with this fun quiz.

The Fall of Catherine Howard

Q1) In which year did Henry VIII take Catherine Howard as his fifth wife?

1541

1542

1539

1540

Correct! They married on 28th July 1540, the same day Thomas Cromwell was executed.
Wrong! They married on 28th July 1540, the same day Thomas Cromwell was executed.

Q2) How did Henry VIII come into contact with Catherine Howard?

Charles Brandon and Edward Seymour found her for him

She was in Anne of Cleves' household

He visited the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk's house

The Duke of Norfolk introduced Henry to his niece

Correct!
Wrong! She was serving his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.

Q3) Who was the first man Catherine was said to have been involved with sexually?

Henry Manox

Francis Dereham

Thomas Culpeper

John Lassells

Correct! He had been employed by the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk to teach Catherine and other members of the household the virginals and lute.
Wrong! It was Henry Manox. He had been employed by the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk to teach Catherine and other members of the household the virginals and lute.

Q4) Who brought news of Catherine's sexual history to Archbishop of Cranmer?

Mary Hall

Joan Bulmer

John Lassells

Francis Dereham

Correct! He had heard it from his sister, Mary Hall, who had been a member of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk's household with Catherine.
Wrong! It was John Lassells (Lascelles). He had heard it from his sister, Mary Hall, who had been a member of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk's household with Catherine.

Q5) On which feast day did Archbishop Cranmer leave a letter for Henry VIII in the Holy Day Closet at Hampton Court Palace?

All Souls' Day

All Saints' Day

Halloween

Martinmas

Correct! It was All Souls' Day, 2nd November 1541.
Wrong! It was All Souls' Day, 2nd November 1541.

Q6) Francis Dereham, Catherine's former lover, was serving in the Queen's household in 1541, but what was his position?

Secretary

Master of the Horse

Lord Chamberlain

Steward

Correct!
Wrong! He was her secretary.

Q7) In which of these properties is Catherine alleged to have met with Thomas Culpeper during the 1541 progress to the north?

The Bishop's Palace, Lincoln

Henry VIII's manor at Hatfield

Gainsborough Old Hall

All of the above

Correct! And also Pontefract Castle and York.
Wrong! It was all of them, plus Pontefract Castle and York.

Q8) On 11th November 1541, Catherine Howard was moved from Hampton Court Palace to .............................

Tower of London

Syon House

Guildhall for her trial

Greenwich Palace

Correct! Syon House was formerly Syon Abbey.
Wrong! It was Syon House, formerly Syon Abbey.

Q9) On which date were Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham executed?

1 December 1541

8 December 1541

10 December 1541

11 December 1541

Correct! Culpeper was beheaded but Dereham was hanged, drawn and quartered.
Wrong! It was 10th December 1541. Culpeper was beheaded but Dereham was hanged, drawn and quartered.

Q10) Which prominent Tudor person was committed to the Tower of London and accused of misprision of treason on 11th December 1541?

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury

Agnes Tilney, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk

Correct! She was arraigned for and found guilty of misprision of treason on 22nd December. She was later released.
Wrong! It was the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk. She was arraigned for and found guilty of misprision of treason on 22nd December. She was later released.

Q11) Catherine was found guilty of treason by Bill of Attainder and beheaded on 13th February 1542, who was executed with her?

Joan Bulmer

Jane Boleyn

Nobody

Alice Restwold

Correct!
Wrong! It was Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford.

Q12) Which questionable source has Catherine Howard saying "I die a Queen, but I would rather have died the wife of Culpeper" at her execution?

Nicholas Sander

The Chronicle of Calais

Francis Bacon

The Spanish Chronicle

Correct! It is not backed up by the only eye witness account or the reports of ambassadors.
Wrong! It's The Spanish Chronicle. It is not backed up by the only eye witness account or the reports of ambassadors.

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