It's time for our weekly quiz so grab your favourite beverage and make yourself comfortable. Today's topic is unauthorised weddings, relationships and betrothals. Good luck!
Troublesome unions
Correct! They married secretly in France in 1515 following the death of Louis XII, Mary's previous husband.
Wrong! It was Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. They married secretly in France in 1515 following the death of Louis XII, Mary's previous husband.
Correct!
Wrong! It was Mary Boleyn and she married William Stafford.
Correct! Margaret Douglas had wished to marry for love but as a potential heir to the Tudor throne, she had to receive permission to marry.
Wrong! It was Margaret Douglas and Thomas Howard. Margaret Douglas had wished to marry for love but as a potential heir to the Tudor throne, she had to receive permission to marry.
Correct! Catherine and Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford met through his sister Lady Jane Seymour. Jane was the only witness to their nuptials and when she died in 1561 there was nothing to prove the marriage had happened.
Wrong! It was Catherine Grey and Edward Seymour. Catherine and Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford met through his sister Lady Jane Seymour. Jane was the only witness to their nuptials and when she died in 1561 there was nothing to prove the marriage had happened.
Correct! Their mothers, Margaret Douglas and Bess of Hardwick conspired to have their children wed. When it was discovered the mothers pretended to be unaware of how it happened, declaring that the two had fallen in love and married before they could be stopped.
Wrong! It was Elizabeth Cavendish and Charles Stuart. Their mothers, Margaret Douglas and Bess of Hardwick conspired to have their children wed. When it was discovered the mothers pretended to be unaware of how it happened, declaring that the two had fallen in love and married before they could be stopped.
Correct!
Wrong! It was Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley, and Elizabeth Throckmorton and Walter Raleigh.
Correct! Elizabeth Throckmorton and Sir Walter Raleigh married without Elizabeth's permission and experience the wrath of the queen. When Raleigh was executed in 1618, Elizabeth is said to have carried him embalmed head with her until the day she died.
Wrong! It was Elizabeth Throckmorton. Elizabeth Throckmorton and Sir Walter Raleigh married without Elizabeth's permission and experience the wrath of the queen. When Raleigh was executed in 1618, Elizabeth is said to have carried him embalmed head with her until the day she died.
Correct!
Wrong! It was Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour.
Correct! While Queen Elizabeth was attending the wedding of Sir Henry Knollys and Margaret Cave, Mary and Thomas married. He was much older than Mary and was a widower with children.
Wrong! It was Mary Grey and Thomas Keyes. While Queen Elizabeth was attending the wedding of Sir Henry Knollys and Margaret Cave, Mary and Thomas married. He was much older than Mary and was a widower with children.
Correct! This marriage was Lettice's second marriage. Her first marriage was to Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, and her third and final marriage was to Christopher Blount.
Wrong! This marriage was Lettice's second marriage. Her first marriage was to Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, and her third and final marriage was to Christopher Blount.