The Tudors Series Quiz - The Tudor Society

Showtime's TV series "The Tudors" was very popular and was responsible for igniting many people's interest in Henry VIII and his six wives, but how much do you know about the series? Test your "The Tudors" knowledge with this fun quiz. Good luck!

The Tudors TV Series Quiz

Q1) In the series, Anne Boleyn was played by actress Natalie Dormer - what colour were her eyes?

Brown

Green

Blue

Hazel

Correct! The real Anne Boleyn's eyes were described as appearing "black" in colour.

Wrong! They were blue. The real Anne Boleyn's eyes were described as appearing "black" in colour.

Q2) True or false: in the series, Anne Stanhope (wife of Edward Seymour) had an affair with Thomas Seymour and became pregnant with his child?

True

False

In the series, they showed Anne as extremely promiscuous and showed her having an affair with her brother-in-law (among other men) and becoming pregnant with his child. This did not happen in real life.

Wrong! In the series they showed Anne as extremely promiscuous and showed her having an affair with her brother-in-law (among other men) and becoming pregnant with his child. This did not happen in real life.

Q3) True or false: in the series, Mary Tudor married the King of Portugal?

True

False

Correct! In the series,it was actually Margaret Tudor who married the King of Portugal. In real life, Margaret Tudor married King James IV of Scotland and Mary Tudor married King Louis XII of France.

Wrong! In the series,it was actually Margaret Tudor who married the King of Portugal. In real life, Margaret Tudor married King James IV of Scotland and Mary Tudor married King Louis XII of France.

Q4) In the series, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, had an affair with this women after his marriage with Katherine Willoughby broke down.

Anne

Jeanne

Brigitte

Claude

Correct! In the series, Charles captured a French minor noblewoman, Brigitte (who was dressed as a man so that she could fight), and eventually fell in love with her and brought her back to England as his mistress. This did not happen in real life. There is no evidence of a break down in his marriage.

Wrong! In the series, Charles captured a French minor noblewoman, Brigitte (who was dressed as a man so that she could fight), and eventually fell in love with her and brought her back to England as his mistress. This did not happen in real life. There is no evidence of a break down in his marriage.

Q5) In the series, Anne Boleyn miscarries her child shortly after seeing this...

Henry crushed by his horse in a jousting accident

Henry bestowing favour on his daughter, Mary

Henry flirting with an unknown women at dinner

Jane Seymour on the King's lap kissing

Correct!

Wrong! It was after seeing Jane Seymour on the king's lap kissing.

Q6) In the final season, Henry is visited by which of the following people? (check all that apply)

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour

Katherine Howard

Katherine of Aragon

Correct! As the end approached for Henry VIII, the ghosts of his first three wives confronted him over their ends and his treatment of their children.

Wrong! As the end approached for Henry VIII, the ghosts of his first three wives confronted him over their ends and his treatment of their children.

Q7) In season 1, this person was the first noble person executed for treason.

Edmund Dudley

Edward Stafford

Edward de la Pole

None of the above

Correct! After a plot to usurp Henry VIII is discovered, Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham is executed.

Wrong! After a plot to usurp Henry VIII is discovered, Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham is executed.

Q8) True or false: in the series, Henry VIII's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Somerset and Richmond, died as a young child?

True

False

Correct! In real life, Fitzroy died at the age of seventeen.

Wrong! It's true. However, in real life, Fitzroy died at the age of seventeen.

Q9) How did Cardinal Thomas Wolsey die in the series?

Dysentery

Suicide

A riding accident

None of the above

Correct! In real life, he died of dysentery.

Wrong! In the series, he committed suicide. In real life, he died of dysentery.

Q10) True or false: In the series, William Brereton, one of the men executed in May 1536, was portrayed as a Jesuit priest whose mission is to assassinate Anne Boleyn.

True

False

Correct! He wasn't in real life, of course.

Wrong! It's true, although he wasn't a Jesuit assassin in real life.