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Who was the mother of Henry Tudor (Henry VII)?

Margaret Beaufort & Lady Margaret Beaufort. Margaret Beaufort was just thirteen years of age when she gave birth to Henry Tudor. She was a strong influence in his life and ran his household during his reign.

Henry Tudor was a Lancastrian. He was a descendant of which of Edward III's children?

John of Gaunt. He was descended from John of Gaunt on his mother's side.

Henry had witnessed a number of bloody battles in the Wars of the Roses. In fact his father Edmund was captured by Yorkists and died, but in what Welsh castle was he kept a prisoner?

Carmarthen Castle.

Henry Tudor defeated Richard III in the Battle of Bosworth. On what date did this battle take place?

22nd August 1485. Henry defeated the King, who was accused of killing his own nephews (the Princes in the Tower), and the rule of the Tudor dynasty began.

To strengthen his claim to the throne, he married the daughter of Edward IV, who was she?

Elizabeth of York. Elizabeth was the older sister of the famous Princes in the Tower. After the death of Richard III, she would have been one of those in line to the throne of England.

Henry VII had seven children in all, but only three of which survived to become adults; Henry, Mary and who else?

Margaret. Henry's elder son and heir to the throne, Arthur, died in 1502 at the age of 16.

After the premature death of his elder brother Arthur, Henry VII's next son, also named Henry, became heir to the throne. He was declared King at the age of 17. On what date was he declared King?

22nd April 1509. His father had died on the 21st April 1509, aged just 52 years. The cause of death was tuberculosis.

After Henry VIII's accession to the throne he sought to build alliances with several foreign countries. To seek an alliance with France, he had his sister Mary marry their elderly King. Who was he?

Louis XII.

Henry VIII believed the reason his first wife, Katherine of Aragon, had not produced a healthy son was because he was being punished by God. What verse in the Bible led him to believe this?

A man who takes the widow of his dead brother will bear no children. A Prince was born to the King and Queen, but only survived for around 52 days.

At the Field of the Cloth of Gold, Henry VIII met with which French king?

Francis I. Some people called this summit meeting between the two sovereigns 'the eighth wonder of the world'. It cost Henry a total of around £15,000 at the time - very roughly equivalent to £4.5 million today.

In 1519 Henry finally had a healthy son, also named Henry. The only problem was he was illegitimate. Who was his mother?

Elizabeth Blount. Henry Fitzroy was made Duke of Richmond. The King was extremely fond of his son and often called him 'his worldly jewel'.

After the death of her first husband, Henry's sister Mary Tudor, married a member of Henry's court. Who was he?

Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk. She had been in love with Charles before her marriage.

Each of Henry VIII's wives had mottos, for example Katherine of Aragon's was 'Humble and loyal', Katherine Parr's 'To be useful in all that I do', what was Jane Seymour's?

Bound to obey and serve. Of all his wives, there is no doubt that he loved Jane with all his heart. After her death he vowed never to marry again ... but he didn't stick to his vow for long, though!

Henry VIII's longed for a son and on 12th October 1537 one was finally born. Henry was jubilant and named the boy of someone he admired. Who was it?

Edward the Confessor. Prince Edward was then proclaimed Prince of Wales on 18th October, although he was never formally created as such.

Who was the artist that painted the portrait of Anne of Cleves, that led Henry to believe that she was attractive?

Hans Holbein & Holbein & Hans Holbein the Younger.

Katherine Parr was Henry VIII's sixth wife, but she had also been married before. Henry was her ________ husband.

Third. After the death of Henry, she married for a fourth time, to the brother of Jane Seymour, Thomas.

When Henry VIII died, his heir Edward, was just nine years of age. Who established himself as Protector of the Realm, until he came of age?

Edward Seymour. His uncle was married to his last step-mother, Katherine Parr.

The Duke of Northumberland became increasingly worried about Edward VI's health, and the fact that the next in line to the throne was his Catholic sister Mary. To try and alter the line of succession, he persuaded the King to leave the throne to his daughter-in-law. Who was she?

Lady Jane Grey & Jane Grey. Lady Jane Grey was the famous 'Queen for Nine Days'. Her claim to the throne was the fact that her grandmother was Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII.

What did Edward VI die of?

Consumption (tuberculosis). Edward died at the age of 16. During his reign he established the Book of Common Prayer.

When Mary I became Queen, there were several attempts to overthrow her. At one point she believed her sister Elizabeth was in league with which protestant extremist?

Sir Thomas Wyatt. Her sister Elizabeth was arrested, but as no concrete evidence existed, she was sent back to Hatfield under house arrest.

After she died, Mary's corpse was buried at Westminster. What two parts of her body were buried at St. James?

Heart and bowels. It was believed that Mary died of cancer. At least twice in her life she believed she was pregnant, her stomach swelled and she produced milk, but no baby. This was believed to have been a cancerous growth.

Where did Elizabeth spend most of her childhood?

Hunsdon and Hatfield. Elizabeth was born in Greenwich Palace in 1533, but grew up at Hunsdon and Hatfield with her brother Edward.

Name Elizabeth I's trusted friend, who was her Principal Secretary and then Lord Treasurer?

William Cecil & Sir William Cecil. He remained her trusted friend from the days in which she was imprisoned, accused of treason, and then throughout the early part of her reign.

In 1562, Elizabeth caught which, often fatal disease, but survived?

Smallpox. Her father's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, had also suffered from this, leaving her badly scarred.

Finally, in 1586, Elizabeth I's spymaster (and head of dirty tricks as it were) set a trap to catch Mary Queen of Scots committing treason, by having her endorse a plot to kill Elizabeth. Who was this trusted head of the Elizabethan forerunner of MI5 and MI6?

Sir Francis Walsingham. Well that's about it, just writing this quiz was tough! I hope you did well!