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Tudor History Quiz

Claire Ridgway

Get those little grey cells working with this fun Tudor history quiz - good luck!

Tudor History Quiz

Q1) True or False: In 1565, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley contracted measles?

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! He did.

Q2) The marriage of Elizabeth Howard (nee Stafford) and Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk broke down after he took this woman as his mistress...

Elizabeth Woodville

Bess Throckmorton

Elizabeth Carew

Elizabeth Holland

Correct!
Wrong! The answer is Elizabeth Holland.

Q3) On this holy day in 1529, Katherine of Aragon confronted Henry VIII about his treatment of her.

All Saints' Day

St Andrew's Day

All Souls' Day

St Edward's Day

Correct!
Wrong! It was St Andrew's Day.

Q4) Which lady was born on 28 November 1489?

Margaret Tudor

Elizabeth of York

Mary Tudor, Queen of France

Katherine of Aragon

Correct!
Wrong! The answer is Margaret Tudor.

Q5) In which year did Henry Fitzroy marry Mary Howard?

1531

1532

1533

1534

Correct!
Wrong! It was in 1533.

Q6) Thomas Tallis died in 1585, what is he best known for?

He was the youngest person to be knighted

He was a great jouster

He was one of England's greatest early composers

He was a great scholar and translator

Correct! He was a musician and composer.
Wrong. He was one of England's greatest early composers ,

Q7) Which of the following had daughters named, Jane, Catherine and Mary?

Margaret Wotton, Marchioness of Dorset

Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kildare

Elizabeth Carew nee Bryan

Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk

Correct! While most of the others had daughters named Mary or Catherine/Katherine, Frances Brandon was the only one who had all three.
Wrong! While most of the others had daughters named Mary or Catherine/Katherine, Frances Brandon was the only one who had all three.

Q8) In which year was Elizabeth I crowned?

1558

1559

1560

1561

Correct! She was crowned on 15th January 1559.
Wrong! She was crowned on 15th January 1559.

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