Tudor Men Quiz

How much do you know about men who were prominent in the Tudor period? Test yourself with this fun quiz.

Q1) This man was one of the most popular actors on the Elizabethan stage and was also the founder of Dulwich College - who was he?

William Shakespeare

Edward Alleyn

Henry Condell

John Hemmings

Correct! Edward Alleyn was born on 1 September 1566 in London and was the son of an innkeeper. He was known by his friends as "Ned".

Wrong! It was Edward Alleyn. He was born on 1 September 1566 in London and was the son of an innkeeper. He was known by his friends as "Ned".

Q2) In 1549, a minor Cornish gentleman assumed leadership of the Western Rebellion - who was he?

Sir Gawen Carew

John Russell

Humphrey Arundell

Sir Anthony Wingfield

Correct! Arundell's military experience gave the rebels a measure of cohesion and discipline and allowed them to control much of Devon and Cornwall for most of the summer.

Wrong! It was Humphrey Arundell. Arundell's military experience gave the rebels a measure of cohesion and discipline and allowed them to control much of Devon and Cornwall for most of the summer.

Q3) Robert Aske was a conservative Yorkshire lawyer who assumed leadership of the Yorkshire insurrection that erupted in October 1536 - which movement did he lead?

Kett's Rebellion

Wyatt's Rebellion

The Northern Rising

The Pilgrimage of Grace

Correct!

Wrong! He led the Pilgrimage of Grace.

Q4) Sir George Carew was commander of the Mary Rose and died the day it sank on 19 July 1545. Before it sank, Henry VIII gave Carew this traditional insignia of a vice admiral...

Chain and gold whistle

A brooch of a ship

A medal

A coin minted to commemorate the Mary Rose

Correct! On 19 July 1545, while Carew dined with the king and other fleet officers aboard the Great Harry off Portsmouth, the French fleet sailed into the harbour. As the dinner dispersed Henry pulled Carew aside and transferred the chain and gold whistle from himself to Carew. Within hours Carew would be dead.

Wrong! The king gave him a chain and gold whistle. On 19 July 1545, while Carew dined with the king and other fleet officers aboard the Great Harry off Portsmouth, the French fleet sailed into the harbour. As the dinner dispersed Henry pulled Carew aside and transferred the chain and gold whistle from himself to Carew. Within hours Carew would be dead.

Q5) Which of these men successfully circumnavigated the Globe in 1587/8?

Francis Drake

Thomas Cavendish

Walter Ralegh

Richard Chancellor

Correct! It took him 2 years and 49 days to do it.

Wrong! It was Thomas Cavendish. It took him 2 years and 49 days to do it. Sir Francis Drake had done it in 1577-80.

Q6) This man became Queen Elizabeth I's champion on the retirement of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley and was painted by Nicholas Hilliard.

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Correct!

Wrong! The answer is George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

Q7) Which of these was not a daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, tutor of Edward VI?

Mildred Cecil

Elizabeth Russell

Anne Bacon

Elizabeth Audley

Correct! Elizabeth Audley was the daughter of Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, not Sir Anthony Cooke.

Wrong! The answer is Elizabeth Audley. She was the daughter of Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, not Sir Anthony Cooke.

Q8) Which of these Tudor men lived at Mortlake?

John Dee

William Cecil

Charles Brandon

Thomas Cranmer

Correct!

Wrong! It was John Dee.

Q9) This courtier was said to have coached Jane Seymour in how to appeal to King Henry VIII and was executed in 1539 - who was he?

Francis Bryan

Thomas Seymour

Nicholas Carew

Edward Courtenay

Correct! He was executed for his alleged part in the Exeter Conspiracy.

Wrong! He was Nicholas Carew. He was executed for his alleged part in the Exeter Conspiracy.

Q10) This man became Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor in May 1544.

Thomas Wriothesley

Thomas Audley

Edward Seymour

John Dudley

Correct! Thomas Audley, the previous Lord Chancellor, died in April 1544.

Wrong! It's Thomas Wriothesley. Thomas Audley, the previous Lord Chancellor, had died in April 1544.