Tudor History Quiz

Today's quiz is another general Tudor history quiz so grab a coffee and a snack and enjoy testing yourself on your Tudor knowledge with this fun quiz.

Q1) This treaty was temporarily successful in stopping the deterioration of relations between Spain and England (1574).

Treaty of Birmingham

Treaty of Dover

Treaty of Plymouth

Treaty of Bristol

Correct!

Wrong! It was the Treaty of Bristol.

Q2) This man was a friend and companion of Henry VIII and half-brother of William Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton.

Francis Bryan

Anthony Browne

William Paget

Anthony Cooke

Correct! The two men shared a mother, Lady Lucy Neville.

Wrong! The answer is Anthony Browne. The two men shared a mother, Lady Lucy Neville.

Q3) This woman was governess to Mary, Elizabeth and Edward Tudor, children of Henry VIII and all future monarchs.

Joan Vaux

Margaret Bryan

Katherine Champernowne

Margaret Pole

Correct!

Wrong! The answer is Margaret Bryan.

Q4) In which year did England lose Calais to the French?

1547

1556

1555

1558

Correct! It was during the reign of Queen Mary I that England lost Calais. Prolonged neglect of the Pale defences allowed the town to fall to the French.

Wrong! It was in 1558. It was during the reign of Queen Mary I that England lost Calais. Prolonged neglect of the Pale defences allowed the town to fall to the French.

Q5) Which of the following men was NOT Lord Deputy of Calais during the Tudor era?

Arthur Plantagenet, Lord Lisle

Thomas Howard, Lord Howard

George Brooke, Lord Cobham

John Bourchier, Lord Berners

Correct! Plantagenet held the title 1533-1540, Cobham held the title 1544-1550 and Bourchier held the title 1520-1526.

Wrong! It's Thomas Howard. Plantagenet held the title 1533-1540, Cobham held the title 1544-1550 and Bourchier held the title 1520-1526.

Q6) How can the 1567 Battle of Carberry Hill be described?

Nothing more than an armed negotiation

A battle that won England Calais

A battle over religious reforms

A battle caused by a dispute over enclosure

Correct! This battle set the stage for ending the rule of Mary, Queen of Scots and for initiating the reign of her son, James VI.

Wrong! It was nothing more than an armed negotiation. This battle set the stage for ending the rule of Mary, Queen of Scots and for initiating the reign of her son, James VI.

Q7) This man was chosen by Queen Elizabeth I to explain to James VI of Scotland why his mother's execution was necessary.

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex

Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

William Cecil, Lord Burghley

Correct!

Wrong! The answer is Henry Carey.

Q8) The Battle of Langside was a battle between....

James Stewart, Earl of Moray, and Mary, Queen of Scots

Henry VIII and Scotland

Henry VIII and Irish Rebels

Henry VII and the Cornish rebels

Correct!

Wrong! It was between James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (Regent) and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Q9) Which of these men did not serve as Lord Deputy of Ireland?

Sir Henry Sidney

Sir John Perrot

Anthony St Leger

Sir Richard Grenville

Correct!

Wrong! The answer is Sir Richard Grenville.

Q10) The Rough Wooing was a war which lasted between...

1541 and 1551

1553 and 1558

1543 and 1551

1572 and 1575

Correct! It was between England and Scotland and had been declared by Henry VIII in order to force Scotland to agree to a marriage between his son Edward and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Wrong! It was between 1543 and 1551. It was between England and Scotland and had been declared by Henry VIII in order to force Scotland to agree to a marriage between his son Edward and Mary, Queen of Scots.