Fun Trivia : Henry VIII, Wives of

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How many of Henry's wives had been previously married?

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2. Catherine of Aragon was married to Arthur, Henry's older brother, who died young. Katherine Parr was twice widowed before she married Henry. There is some debate as to whether Katherine Howard had been secretly married to Francis Dereham, but she denied this vigorously, even when it could have saved her life.



How many pregnancies did Catherine of Aragon undergo?

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6. Catherine gave birth to two children, Henry and Mary, of whom only Mary survived.



Which of Henry's wives were accused of adultery?

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Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard. Both Ann Boleyn and Katherine Howard were convicted of adultery and beheaded. Katherine was truly guilty of the charge, but it is questionable if Anne was.



Which of Henry's wives died due to complications following childbirth?

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Jane Seymour and Katherine Parr. Jane died after bearing the only male heir who survived, Edward. Katherine Parr died after bearing a daughter to her last husband, Thomas Seymour.



About whom did Thomas Wyatt write the sonnet, 'Who so list to hunt, I know where is a hind?'

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Anne Boleyn. Wyatt was accused of having been one of Anne Boleyn's lovers and he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, but later released.



Who are the famous parents of Catherine of Aragon?

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Ferdinand and Isabella . They were also the patrons of Columbus.



Catherine of Aragon's mother was queen of what country?

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Castile. Isabella of Castile, a monarch in her own right, ruled a country larger than her husband's Aragon.



Whose motto was, 'The Moost Happi?'

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Anne Boleyn. Rather ironic, isn't it?



During whose reign did the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion occur?

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Jane Seymour. This was Jane's only intervention into politics: when she begged for the restoration of some of the monasteries.



Henry's rejection of Anne of Cleves brought about the political ruin of which of his ministers?

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Cromwell. In a cruel ploy, Henry made Cromwell the Earl of Essex shortly before a Bill of Attainder was passed against him. Anne fared better, surviving Henry and enjoying a generous settlement.



Who did not have a romance with Katherine Howard?

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Thomas Seymour. Thomas Seymour, did however, woo and marry Henry's widow, Katherine Parr.



Which of Anne Boleyn's reputed lovers was probably tortured?

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Mark Smeaton. Smeaton, the only commoner of the lot, was Anne's musician.



Which of Henry's wives claimed a lack of consummation in their marriages?

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Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves. Katherine claimed that she had not consummated her marriage with Arthur, Henry's elder brother, and Anne of Cleves did not consummate her marriage with Henry.



Which queen resided at Buckden?

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Katherine of Aragon. Katherine of Aragon was rusticated (sent out to pasture) to Buckden, to make way for Ann Boleyn.



Anne Boleyn was credited with bringing the English Church to a break with Roman Catholicism. What religious denomination did the French-educated queen espouse?

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Lutheran. Anne marked passages in various religious texts and did her best to bring Henry to Lutheranism.



Henry VIII's mother is immortalized in what way?

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Queen of Hearts. Before he died, Henry VII - it is said - standardized the deck of playing cards. His blonde wife is immortalized, with her trademark headpiece, as the queen of hearts.



Whom did Henry VIII's daughter marry?

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Philip of Spain. Mary, eldest child of Henry VIII, was wooed and wed by King Philip of Spain, on whom she doted. After she died, Philip offered his hand in marriage to Elizabeth.



She was the Queen Consort of James IV of Scotland and became regent for her infant son, James V. What relationship was she to Henry VIII?

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Sister. Margaret, sister of Henry VIII, were united by the marriage of Lord Darnley and Mary Queen of Scots, whose son became James I of England (James VI of Scotland.)



What was the relationship of the woman who married Louis XII of France to Henry VIII?

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Sister. Mary Tudor was married to Louis XII of France. A year later she wed Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, many believe against the wishes of her brother.



Who was Henry VIII's only wife to bear a son that survived past infancy?

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Jane Seymour. Jane produced the only male heir of Henry VIII and died shortly after the birth of the child. Catherine of Aragon also bore a son, but he died in infancy. Henry VIII also bore an illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset by his mistress Bessie Blount.



Elizabeth and Mary Stuart competed with each other and both are said to have loved the same person. Who was it?

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Lord Darnley. Elizabeth sent Lord Darnley north to Scotland to woo and win the hand of her cousin.



Name that wife: I was probably the wife who got the best of Henry's bargain. My marriage to Henry was annulled, but I was given Richmond House, lots of servants, jewels, etc, and outlived Henry by a good ten years. Who am I?

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Anne of Cleves. If you think Henry executed all his wives, you're getting this mixed up with the 'Arabian Nights' and Sharazad. Henry divorced Wife Number Four (Anne of Cleves) after six months on the basis of her looks (he called her the 'Flanders mare'), and she got a very good bargain for going along with it.



For how long was Henry married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon?

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Twenty-four years. Catherine of Aragon did not get as raw a deal as some other of Henry's wives. He was married to her from 1509 (his coronation) to 1533 (when he finally obtained an annulment from her). He was actually secretly married to Anne Boleyn for several months, so for a while he was a bigamist. Catherine was sent to filthier and filthier country manors for refusing to acknowledge the divorce and finally died of what was probably cancer in January 1536, aged 51.



What title did Pope Leo X give Henry VIII for his manuscript 'The Defense of the Seven Sacraments', refuting Martin Luther's Protestant principles?

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Defender of the Faith . This was before Henry broke away from the Catholic church and made himself head of the Church of England so that he could divorce Catherine of Aragon. The Church of England didn't differ very much from the Catholic church at that {time;} just in name.



How many pregnancies did Catherine of Aragon go through?

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Seven. Seven. Only one lived, Mary, who grew up to become (Bloody) Mary I. This was the main reason Henry ditched his first two wives, to get a male heir.



In what year did Robert Aske begin the Pilgrimage of Grace?

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1536. Robert Aske began the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536. He objected to Henry's changes in the church and raised an enormous following. Henry lied to the pilgrims and they went home. Then peasants pretended they were from the Pilgrimage of Grace, which was just what Henry wanted. He executed Aske and the other ringleaders.



Which song was supposedly written by Henry VIII and has the same tune as 'What Child is This'?

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Greensleeves. Henry, for all his faults, was a musical man. The song itself is 'anonymous', but a lot of people think Henry wrote it.



Which man was not executed along with Anne Boleyn for supposedly committing adultery with her in May 1536?

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Thomas Wyatt. Wyatt was among Anne's admirers, but as soon as he sensed trouble he hurried home. The charges, however, were probably trumped-up as Anne had also failed to give Henry a male heir and he wanted to get rid of her to marry one of her ladies-in-waiting, Jane Seymour.



How many of Henry VIII's wives were ladies-in-waiting to previous wives?

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Three. Anne Boleyn was one of Catherine of Aragon's {ladies-in-waiting;} Jane Seymour was one of Anne Boleyn's maids of {honor;} Catherine Howard was one of Anne of Cleves' ladies.



Which of Henry's wives came very, very near execution when she made the mistake of saying something that he disapproved of about religion?

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Catherine Parr. During Catherine Parr's marriage, Henry was cracking down on rebels from the church of England. Catherine didn't always agree with his doctrines and made the mistake of questioning him. She had to come back and make a groveling apology to save herself from being executed like two of his other wives.



Which two wives were close relations?

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Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. Catherine Howard and Anne Boleyn were first cousins on the Howard side. Catherine's father, Lord Edmund Howard, was the brother of Anne Boleyn's mother. Oddly enough, they met the same fate: execution for adultery.