Tudor women quiz - The Tudor Society

Grab your favourite beverage and snack, find a comfortable spot and test your knowledge of some of the prominent women of the Tudor court. Good luck!

Tudor women

Q1) This woman was barely fifteen years old when she was appointed chief lady-in-waiting to Princess Mary, who was she?

Margaret Douglas

Margaret Bryan

Kat Ashley

Katherine Parr

Correct! It was Mary’s cousin, Margaret Douglas who was appointed chief lady-in-waiting to Princess Mary.

Wrong! It was Mary’s cousin, Margaret Douglas who was appointed chief lady-in-waiting to Princess Mary.

Q2) Which of these women was not married more than once?

Katherine Parr

Katherine Willoughby

Anne Stanhope

Jane Parker

Correct! Jane Parker never remarried after the execution of her husband, George Boleyn.

Wrong! It's Jane Boleyn (Parker). She never remarried after the execution of her husband, George Boleyn.

Q3) This woman was not only a lady-in-waiting to Katherine Parr but she also became one of the king’s painters, who was she?

Levina Teerlinc

Susannah Horenbout

Elizabeth Holbein

Jane Eworth

Correct! Levina came to England with her husband in early 1545. The following year Levina became one of the king’s painters.

Wrong! It was Levina Teerlinc. Levina came to England with her husband in early 1545. The following year Levina became one of the king’s painters.

Q4) This woman was referred to as the “Fair Geraldine” in a sonnet by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, who is she?

Geraldine Basset

Elizabeth Howard

Margery Wentworth

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Correct! At the age of ten, Elizabeth became immortalized in a sonnet by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. This is where she picked up the nickname, “The Fair Geraldine”.

Wrong! It's Elizabeth Fitzgerald. At the age of ten, Elizabeth became immortalized in a sonnet by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. This is where she picked up the nickname, “The Fair Geraldine”.

Q5) This woman was thought to have slept with and had children by her father-in-law, who was she?

Anne Hastings

Katherine Fillol

Anne Stanhope

Katherine Willoughby

Correct! Edward Seymour supposedly discovered that his father (Sir John Seymour) had been sleeping with his wife and had fathered his first two children.

Wrong! It was Katherine Fillol. Edward Seymour supposedly discovered that his father (Sir John Seymour) had been sleeping with his wife and had fathered his first two children.

Q6) This woman’s husband was vice chamberlain to several of Henry VIII’s queens and it is also believed that she served Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard, who is she?

Isabel Legh

Madge Shelton

Elizabeth Grey

Catherine St John

Correct! Isabel accompanied Katherine Howard to Syon Abbey and the Tower of London per her request.

Wrong! It's Isabel Legh. Isabel accompanied Katherine Howard to Syon Abbey and the Tower of London per her request.

Q7) True or False: Katherine Parr’s sister, Anne Parr, was the Lady Herbert of Troy who carried Elizabeth Tudor’s train at the christening of Prince Edward?

True

False

Correct! It was actually Blanche Milborne. Anne Parr was Lady Herbert, wife of William Herbert.

Wrong! It was actually Blanche Milborne. Anne Parr was Lady Herbert, wife of William Herbert.

Q8) Which of these women was not a member of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk’s household at Lambeth, along with Katherine Howard? (Select One)

Alice Wilkes

Joan Bennett

Katherine Tylney

Dorothy Baskerville

Correct! All the women were part of the household except Joan Bennett, that name was made up.

Wrong! All the women were part of the household except Joan Bennett, that name was made up.

Q9) While in the care of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, Katherine Howard’s friend, Joan Bulmer, is also said to have had a love affair: true or false?

True

False

Correct! Joan was involved in a love affair with Edward Waldegrave of Rivers Hall, Essex at the same time Katherine Howard was living in that household.

Wrong! It's true. Joan was involved in a love affair with Edward Waldegrave of Rivers Hall, Essex at the same time Katherine Howard was living in that household.

Q10) Which of these ladies was not a half-sibling to Katherine Howard?

Margaret Howard

Isabel Legh

Mary Howard

Joyce Howard

Correct!

Wrong! It's Joyce Howard.