Tudor Women Quiz 2 - The Tudor Society

How much do you know about some of the prominent or famous women of the Tudor period? Test your knowledge with this fun quiz by Rebecca Larson.

Q1) This woman was the wife of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Elizabeth I, and the mother of Sir Francis Bacon.

Mary Sidney

Mary Grey

Anne Cooke

Margaret Hoby

Correct! Anne was the second daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke who was the tutor of Edward VI.

Wrong! It's Anne Cooke. Anne was the second daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke who was the tutor to Edward VI.

Q2) She was a servant girl whose trances and visions earned her a great reputation as a seer. Who was she?

Anne Askew

Elizabeth Barton

Margaret Clitheroe

None of the above

Correct! Barton was best known as the Holy Maid (Nun) of Kent.

Wrong! She was Elizabeth Barton. Barton was best known as the Holy Maid (Nun) of Kent.

Q3) Mary Bassett was a skilled translator of Greek and Latin and the granddaughter of this man - who was he?

Thomas More

John Cheke

Thomas Cromwell

John Russell

Correct! Bassett was the daughter of More's daughter Margaret More and William Roper. Her second husband was James Bassett who was private secretary to Queen Mary.

Wrong! The answer is Thomas More. Bassett was the daughter of More's daughter Margaret More and William Roper. Her second husband was James Bassett who was private secretary to Queen Mary.

Q4) This women was the eldest daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke and married William Cecil - who was she?

Mildred

Anne

Margaret

Eleanor

Correct! Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley, was known, along with her sister Anne, as the most learned women in England thanks to the excellent education given to them by their father.

Wrong! It's Mildred Cecil. Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley, was known, along with her sister Anne, as the most learned women in England thanks to the excellent education given to them by their father.

Q5) The daughter of William Blount, Lord Mountjoy she drew suspicion upon herself and her husband by continuing to correspond with Katherine of Aragon after her banishment from court. Who was she?

Maria de Salinas, Baroness Willoughby de Eresby

Elizabeth Scrope, Countess of Oxford

Gertrude Courtenay, Marchioness of Exeter

Anne Hastings, Countess of Shrewsbury

Correct! Gertrude was a longtime friend and supporter of Katherine of Aragon and Princess Mary. She was known to have been the chief source of information for Imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys.

Wrong! The answer is Gertrude Courtenay. Gertrude was a longtime friend and supporter of Katherine of Aragon and Princess Mary. She was known to have been the chief source of information for Imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys.

Q6) Arabella (Arbella) Stuart was cared for by her maternal grandmother who was, along with her husband, a custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1569. Who was the grandmother?

Margaret Douglas

Frances Brandon

Elizabeth Talbot

Elizabeth Howard

Correct! Next to Queen Elizabeth herself Elizabeth Talbot, "Bess of Hardwick", was the only other woman who exhibited the most financial intellect and political sense in England.

Wrong! The answer is Elizabeth Talbot (Bess of Hardwick. Next to Queen Elizabeth herself, "Bess of Hardwick" was the only other woman who exhibited the most financial intellect and political sense in England.

Q7) Mary Sidney's father was the Lord Deputy of Ireland and Mary was the niece of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Mary married this man to become Countess of Pembroke, who was he?

Henry Herbert

Edmund Grindal

Henry Fitzalan

Charles Howard

Correct! Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke was well-known for the support she gave to many struggling poets - housing some of them at Wilton House - the Pembroke country home near Salisbury.

Wrong! The answer is Henry Herbert. Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke was well-known for the support she gave to many struggling poets - housing some of them at Wilton House - the Pembroke country home near Salisbury.