Tudor couples and lovers - The Tudor Society

As we've had Valentine's Day this week, I thought I'd test your knowledge of some famous Tudor couples and lovers. Good luck!

Q1) In 1534, Mary Boleyn turned up at the royal court pregnant. She announced to her sister, Queen Anne Boleyn, that she had got married in secret. Who was the groom?

William Carey

William Stafford

Francis Knollys

Henry Carey

Correct!

Wrong! It was William Stafford.

Q2) Elizabeth (Bess) Throckmorton secretly married this man, leading to their disfavour. When he died, she is said to have carried his head around in a bag. Who was he?

Sir Francis Drake

Sir John Hawkins

Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir John Harington

Correct!

Wrong! It was Sir Walter Raleigh.

Q3) This woman was the mother of explorer Sir Robert Dudley, who was fathered by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.

Lettice Knollys

Frances Devereux

Amy Robsart

Douglas Sheffield

Correct!

Wrong! It's Douglas Sheffield.

Q4) Mary Boleyn's daughter, Catherine Carey, married this man and had a long and happy marriage to him.

Sir Francis Knollys

Sir Francis Walsingham

William Stafford

Robert Devereux

Correct! They both served Elizabeth I faithfully and until their deaths.

Wrong! It's Sir Francis Knollys. They both served Elizabeth I faithfully and until their deaths.

Q5) Philip Sidney was in love with this woman, and she inspired his Astrophel and Stella, but she married someone else.

Frances Walsingham

Mary Dudley

Elizabeth Knollys

Penelope Devereux

Correct! She married Robert Rich.

Wrong! She was Penelope Devereux. She married Robert Rich.

Q6) True or false: Catherine Howard was involved with Thomas Culpeper before her marriage to Henry VIII?

True

False

Correct! He broke their relationship off and moved on to another woman.

Wrong! It's true. He broke their relationship off and moved on to another woman.

Q7) Mildred Cooke was William Cecil's second wife, and they had a long and happy marriage, but who was his first wife?

Anne Morgan

Anne Stanley

Mary Cheke

Elizabeth Carew

Correct! She died just a few years into their marriage.

Wrong! She was Mary Cheke, sister of John Cheke. She died just a few years into their marriage.

Q8) Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn on 25th January 1533, but Edward Hall states that there was an earlier marriage in 1532 - what date?

12 November

14 November

11 October

2 December

Correct! It was the Feast of St Erkenwald.

Wrong! It was 14th November, St Erkenwald's Day.

Q9) For how long were Henry VII and Elizabeth of York married?

17 years

24 years

15 years

22 years

Correct! From 18th January 1486 to 11 February 1503, her death.

Wrong! It's 17 years. From 18th January 1486 to 11 February 1503, her death.

Q10) Catherine Willoughby married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, in 1533, but who is she said to have been betrothed to before this marriage?

Charles Brandon, Suffolk's son

Henry Fitzroy, Henry VIII's son

Sir Francis Bryan

Henry Brandon, Suffolk's son

Correct! He was Suffolk's son.

Wrong! The answer is Henry Brandon, Suffolk's son.