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Tudor and Plantagenet Monarchs Quiz

Claire Ridgway

How much do you know about the Tudor and Plantagenet dynasties? Check your knowledge with this fun quiz on these kings and queens.

Tudor and Plantagenet Monarchs

Q1) Which woman is known as the "matriarch" of the Tudor dynasty?

Elizabeth Woodville

Elizabeth of York

Margaret Pole

Margaret Beaufort

Correct! Margaret was the mother of Henry VII and was descended from John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford.
Wrong! It's Margaret Beaufort. She was the mother of Henry VII and was descended from John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford.

Q2) Which king founded the Tudor dynasty?

Henry VII

Edward IV

Richard III

Henry VIII

Correct! Henry VII was proclaimed king in August 1485 after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth.
Wrong! It was Henry VII. He was proclaimed king in August 1485 after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth.

Q3) Where does the name Plantagenet come from?

The nickname for Empress Matilda

The nickname for Geoffrey V

Nowhere in particular, it was just made up

It was Latin for holy roots

Correct! It is thought that his nickname may come from his emblem, the common broom or planta genista as it was known in Latin.
Wrong! It comes from the nickname for Geoffrey V. It is thought that his nickname may come from his emblem, the common broom or planta genista as it was known in Latin.

Q4) Where did the Plantagenet family originate?

Normandy

Alsace

Aquitaine

Anjou

Correct!
Wrong! They came from Anjou in France.

Q5) Who was the first Plantagenet monarch of England?

Richard I

King John

Henry II

Henry III

Correct!
Wrong! It was Henry II (“Curtmantle”).

Q6) Henry VII was the first Tudor king and he united the Houses of Lancaster and York by marrying Elizabeth of York, but whose daughter was she?

Richard III

Henry VI

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and "the Kingmaker"

Edward IV

Correct! And her mother was Elizabeth Woodville.
Wrong! Her father was Edward IV.

Q7) How long did Henry VII reign?

23 years

25 years

24 years

20 years

Correct!
Wrong! It was 23 years - August 1485 to April 1509.

Q8) Who was the longest reigning Tudor monarch?

Henry VIII

Elizabeth I

Henry VII

Edward VI

Correct! Elizabeth reigned for over 44 years, from November 1558 to March 1603.
Wrong! It was Elizabeth I. She reigned for over 44 years, from November 1558 to March 1603.

Q9) How was Lady Jane Grey related to Henry VII?

She was his granddaughter

She was his great niece

She was his niece

She was his great-granddaughter

Correct! Her mother was Frances Grey (nee Brandon), daughter of Mary Tudor, Queen of France who, in turn, was the daughter of Henry VII.
Wrong! She was his great-granddaughter. Her mother was Frances Grey (nee Brandon), daughter of Mary Tudor, Queen of France who, in turn, was the daughter of Henry VII.

Q10) Mary I was married to Philip of Spain. Who were his parents?

Philip the Handsome and Juana of Castile

Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile

Charles V and Isabella of Portugal

Francis I and Queen Claude

Correct!
Wrong! His parents were Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Isabella of Portugal.

Q11) Mary, Queen of Scots, was descended from which of Henry VII's children?

Margaret Tudor

Mary Tudor, Queen of France

She wasn't.

Henry VIII

Correct!
Wrong! She was descended from Margaret Tudor who married James IV of Scotland.

Q12) How many of Henry VIII's children survived infancy?

Three

Two

Four

Five

Correct! Mary I, Elizabeth I, Edward VI and Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, survived infancy but Fitzroy died at the age of 17 and Edward VI died at the age of 15.
Wrong! It was four. Mary I, Elizabeth I, Edward VI and Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, survived infancy but Fitzroy died at the age of 17 and Edward VI died at the age of 15.

Q13) Who came to the throne after Elizabeth I?

James VI of Scotland

James V of Scotland

James IV of Scotland

Charles I

Correct! He became King of England in 1603 as James I.
Wrong! It was James VI of Scotland. He became King of England in 1603 as James I.

Q14) For how many years did the Tudor dynasty rule?

120 years

118 years

115 years

117 years

Correct!
Wrong! It was 117 years.

Q15) The boys known as "The Princes in the Tower" were actually a king and a prince. Who was the king?

Edward V

Edward IV

Edward VI

Edward VII

Correct! The boys were Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, sons of Edward IV.
Wrong! The boys were Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, sons of Edward IV.

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