Tudor Quotes and Poetry
Correct! It comes from her famous Tilbury Speech, given to the troops at Tilbury Fort in July 1588 when England was fearing a Spanish invasion.
Wrong! It comes from Elizabeth I's famous Tilbury Speech, given to the troops at Tilbury Fort in July 1588 when England was fearing a Spanish invasion.
Correct! Of course, Thomas More was beheaded in July 1535 for high treason after he refused to swear the oath of supremacy.
Wrong! It was Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor.
Correct! He wrote these words in letters sent to those who were in support of his claim to the throne.
Wrong! Henry VII wrote these words in letters sent to those who were in support of his claim to the throne.
Correct! England lost Calais in January 1558.
Wrong! It was Mary I. It was when she was queen that England lost Calais to the French in January 1558.
Correct! Mary said it to the commissioners appointed to try her at Fotheringhay in October 1586.
Wrong! It was Mary, Queen of Scots and she said it to the commissioners appointed to try her at Fotheringhay in October 1586.
Correct!
Wrong! They were said by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer.
Correct! Elizabeth wrote them in her French psalter in 1565 after she had learned that Robert Dudley had been flirting with Lettice Devereux.
Wrong! They were written by Elizabeth I in her French psalter in 1565 after she had learned that Robert Dudley had been flirting with Lettice Devereux.
Correct!
Wrong! It was written by Christopher Marlowe.
Correct! It appears in a songbook thought to have been compiled in around 1518 which contains 20 songs and 13 instrumental pieces ascribed to ‘The Kynge H. viij’
Wrong! It is Pastime with good company, The song appears in a songbook thought to have been compiled in around 1518 which contains 20 songs and 13 instrumental pieces ascribed to ‘The Kynge H. viij’
Correct! It is thought that Wyatt may have written it about his love for Anne Boleyn.
Wrong! It was Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder.
Correct! He wrote it in a love letter to Anne Boleyn while he was courting her.
Wrong! It was Henry VIII who wrote it in a love letter to Anne Boleyn while he was courting her.
Correct! The words come from the poem "The Silent Lover".
Wrong! The words come from the poem "The Silent Lover" by Sir Walter Ralegh.
Correct! It is said that Elizabeth was saddened by the Duke's departure from her court in August 1579.
Wrong! It is said that she wrote it about François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, one of her suitors, when he departed from her court in August 1579.
Seated between the Old World and the New,
A land there is no other land may touch…
Where reigns a Queen in peace and honour true,
Stories and fables do describe no such…
To her thy sun must make his sacrifice,
If he will have the morning of her eyes.
Oracle From A Device. Robert Earl of Essex.
The quizzes get better and better Claire, love them.
Sorry, forgot to say this is the shortened version of the sonnet.
Great quiz, thanks! Definitely alot more challenging than the Wars of the Roses one!
Yes this quiz was a lot more challenging then most of the quiz you have put out and had to work harder on it but i loved it and had a 100% on it.
Well done, Fran, it was a tough one this week.