'The House of Tudor' Test


1) WHO IS HENRY VII'S WIFE?
a) Caroline of Brunswick
b) Victoria Princess of Kent
c) Elizabeth of York
d) Mary Queen of Scots

2) WHO WAS PRINCE ARTHUR OF WALES' WIFE?
a) Lady Jane Grey
b) Lady Mary Tudor
c) Elizabeth Howard
d) Catherine of Aragon

3) WHO WAS MARY TUDOR (HENRY VIII's SISTER) FIRST HUSBAND'S NAME?
a) Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk
b) John Dudley Duke of Northumberland
c) Philip II King of Spain
d) Louis XII King of France

4) WHICH OF HENRY VII AND ELIZABETH OF YORK'S CHILDREN MARRIED KING JAMES IV OF SCOTLAND?
a) Mary
b) Margaret
c) Arthur
d) Henry

5) WHICH OF HENRY VIII'S CHILDREN WAS IMPRISONED IN THE TOWER OF LONDON?
a) Elizabeth
b) Mary
c) Edward
d) Henry Fitzroy

6) HOW MANY GRANDCHILDREN DID HENRY VIII HAVE?
a) 3
b) 4
c) None
d) 5

7) WHAT RELATION IS LADY JANE GREY TO HENRY VII?
a) Daughter
b) Grand Daughter
c) Great-Grand Daughter
d) Wife

8) HOW MANY CHILDREN DID LADY JANE GREY HAVE?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 5
d) None

9) WHO IS LADY JANE GREY'S HUSBAND?
a) Guilford Dudley
b) King Edward VI
c) Robert Dudley
d) Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk

10) HOW MANY CHILDREN DID MARY I HAVE?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 5
d) None

11) WHICH COUSIN OF ELIZABETH I DID ROBERT DUDLEY MARRY?
a) Lettice Knollys
b) Catherine Howard
c) Mary Queen of Scots
d) Lady Jane Grey

12) UNDER WHO's REIGN DID ELIZABETH I GO INTO THE TOWER OF LONDON?
a) Henry VIII
b) Mary I
c) Edward VI
d) Henry VII

13) HOW MANY TIMES WAS HENRY VIII MARRIED?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 1
d) 8

14) WHAT YEAR DID THE SPANISH ARMADA SET SAIL AGAINST ENGLAND?
a) 1612
b) 1588
c) 1776
d) 1558

15) WHAT YEAR DID ELIZABETH I DIE?
a) 1603
b) 1533
c) 1776
d) 1558

16) WHICH UNCLE DID EDWARD VI HAVE EXECUTED?
a) Arthur of Wales
b) Thomas Seymour
c) Henry VIII
d) John Dudley

17) WHAT BATTLE SAW THE END OF THE HOUSE OF YORK?
a) Bosworth
b) Windsor
c) London
d) Ludgate

18) WHICH OF HENRY VIII WIVES WAS NOT A LADY-IN-WAITING TO A PREVIOUS WIFE?
a) Catherine Howard
b) Anne of Cleves
c) Jane Seymour
d) Anne Boylen

19) HOW MANY OF HENRY VII AND ELIZABETH OF YORK'S CHILDREN MARRIED?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 4
d) None

20) WHAT YEAR DID HENRY VII DIE?
a) 1547
b) 1603
c) 1558
d) 1509

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1=c 2=d 3=c 4=a 5=a 6=c 7=b 8=d 9=c 10=b 11=d 12=b
13=a 14=b 15=a 16=b 17=a 18=a 19=a 20=a


"..join them in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever."

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1-2) Correct!
3) WRONG! Mary Tudor Henry 8th's sister first married King Louis 12th of France.
4) WRONG! Henry 7th and Elizabeth's daughter Margaret married the Scotish King James 4th.
5-6) Correct!
7) WRONG! Lady Jane Grey was Henry 7th's great-granddaughter (Henry 7th father, Mary Duchess of Suffolk daughter, Frances Grey, granddaughter, Jane Grey great-granddaughter)
8) Correct!
9) WRONG! Lady Jane Grey married Guilford Dudley brother to Robert Dudley who was already married to Amy Robsart.
10) WRONG! Queen Mary I and Philip II never had children although on two occasions did Mary believed herself pregnant "phantom pregnancies".
11) WRONG! Robert Dudley married Lettice Knolleys widow of The Earl of Essex granddaughter of Mary Boleyn Carey sister to Anne Boleyn Elizabeth's mother.
12-17) Correct!
18) WRONG! Anne Boleyn waited on Catherine of Aragon, Jane waited on Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard waited on Anne of Cleves. This leaves only Anne of Cleves who was a born German Princess "Mare of Flanders" as Henry put it.
19-20) Correct!

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~*~aNsWeRs To "ThE hOuSe Of TuDoR" tEsT"~*~
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1) CORRECT! By this marriage it united The House of Lancaster and York and ended The War of the Roses.
2) CORRECT! Catherine and Arthur were married at Westminster Abbey with the then Henry Duke of York (Henry VIII)walking the bride down the aisle.
3) CORRECT! She was arranged by Henry VIII to wed the old King Louis 12th of France who had no sons. He died soon after allowing Mary to wed Charles Duke of Suffolk.
4) CORRECT! Of their two adult daughters, Margaret first married The King of Scotland then married twice more after his death.
5) CORRECT! Elizabeth was imprisoned by her sister Queen Mary I accused of taking part in the Sir Thomas Wyatt uprising. She was later freed but kept in confinement until her brother-in-law King Philip convinced Mary to bring Elizabeth to court.
6) CORRECT! Of Henry VIII's three legitimate children and one illegitimate child no one had a child. Queen Mary and illegitimate half-brother Henry Fitzroy Duke of Richmond both were married but neither one had children. Queen Elizabeth I and King Edward VI never married nor had a child.
7) CORRECT! Here's the breakdown: Henry VII-->Mary Duchess of Suffolk-->Frances Grey-->Lady Jane Grey. Hence great-granddaughter.
8) CORRECT! Lady Jane "Nine Days Queen" Grey was forcibly married and consumated the marriage once. They were executed before having a single child.
9) CORRECT! She was forced by her family to Guilford Dudley.
10) CORRECT! Queen Mary although married she suffered from two phantom pregnancies where she showed all the symptoms of pregnancy including an expanding belly.
11) CORRECT! Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester married Lettice Knollys a granddaugter of Mary Boleyn Carey sister of Anne Boleyn mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
12) CORRECT! The then Princess Elizabeth was accused of taking part in a plot to overthrough Queen Mary I.
13) CORRECT! Here's the breakdown: Catherine of Aragon(1-div)-->Anne Boleyn(2-beheaded)-->Jane Seymour(3-died)-->Anne of Cleves(4-div)-->Catherine Howard(5-beheaded)-->Catherine Parr(6-survived)
14) CORRECT! It was England versus Spain. Spain had the vastly superior naval fleet but the weather played a great part for the English fleet. England 1. Spain 0.
15) CORRECT! Queen Elizabeth died at Richmond Palace at near 70 years of age and after a 45 year long reign childless and unmarried.
16) CORRECT! Because of his near kidnap attempt of his person and trying to wed himself to Princess Elizabeth, Thomas Seymour was executed on Edward VI's orders.
17) CORRECT! The Battle of Bosworth saw the end of King Richard III and the begining of King Henry VII.
18) CORRECT! Anne Boleyn was waited on Catherine of Aragon. Jane Seymour waited on Anne Boleyn. Catherine Howard waited on Anne of Cleves. Anne of Cleves is the correct answer.
19) CORRECT! Of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's seven children only four married multiple times.
~*~20) WRONG! Henry VII died in 1509 NOT 1547. Henry VIII died in 1547.~*~

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Awesome quiz. Thanks for the test. I only got four wrong. Thank you again.

I love that word "relationship". Covers all manner of sins, doesn't it?

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1) WHO IS HENRY VII'S WIFE?

c) Elizabeth of York


2) WHO WAS PRINCE ARTHUR OF WALES' WIFE?

d) Catherine of Aragon

3) WHO WAS MARY TUDOR (HENRY VIII's SISTER) FIRST HUSBAND'S NAME?

d) Louis XII King of France

4) WHICH OF HENRY VII AND ELIZABETH OF YORK'S CHILDREN MARRIED KING JAMES IV OF SCOTLAND?

b) Margaret


5) WHICH OF HENRY VIII'S CHILDREN WAS IMPRISONED IN THE TOWER OF LONDON?
a) Elizabeth


6) HOW MANY GRANDCHILDREN DID HENRY VIII HAVE?

c) None


7) WHAT RELATION IS LADY JANE GREY TO HENRY VII?

c) Great-Grand Daughter (would be great-great granddaughter wouldn't it? Mary was her grandmother, henry viii her great grand father and henry vii her great great grandfather?


8) HOW MANY CHILDREN DID LADY JANE GREY HAVE?

d) None

9) WHO IS LADY JANE GREY'S HUSBAND?
a) Guilford Dudley


10) HOW MANY CHILDREN DID MARY I HAVE?

d) None

11) WHICH COUSIN OF ELIZABETH I DID ROBERT DUDLEY MARRY?
a) Lettice Knollys


12) UNDER WHO's REIGN DID ELIZABETH I GO INTO THE TOWER OF LONDON?

b) Mary I


13) HOW MANY TIMES WAS HENRY VIII MARRIED?
a) 6


14) WHAT YEAR DID THE SPANISH ARMADA SET SAIL AGAINST ENGLAND?

b) 1588


15) WHAT YEAR DID ELIZABETH I DIE?
a) 1603


16) WHICH UNCLE DID EDWARD VI HAVE EXECUTED?

b) Thomas Seymour

17) WHAT BATTLE SAW THE END OF THE HOUSE OF YORK?
a) Bosworth


18) WHICH OF HENRY VIII WIVES WAS NOT A LADY-IN-WAITING TO A PREVIOUS WIFE?

b) Anne of Cleves


19) HOW MANY OF HENRY VII AND ELIZABETH OF YORK'S CHILDREN MARRIED?

c) 4


20) WHAT YEAR DID HENRY VII DIE?

d) 1509

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