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Obscure Tudors 3

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : House of Tudor : Obscure Tudors 3

Introduction:
"Here's another chance to prove how well you know the Tudor Dynasty. Can you name these rather obscure Tudor figures?"


1. The most notable of Elizabeth I's cousins are Mary Queen of Scots, Lady Jane Grey, and Thomas Howard, who all played major roles in British history. But do you know this less notable cousin, Baron Hunsdon, the son of Anne Boleyn's sister?
    William Carey
    Henry Carey
    Paul Henry
    Thomas Carey


2. When most people think of Katherine Howard's execution, they think of Thomas Culpepper and Francis Dereham, who were convicted with her. But one man, her former music teacher and love interest, is often left out. Who is he?
    Henry Norris
    Henry Wriothesley
    Henry Paulet
    Henry Manox


3. Most of us know that science and medicine were still in their early years during the Tudor Era. However, do you know the name of this alchemist who befriended Elizabeth I and tried to cast fortunes with her?
    John Deerfield
    John Dudley
    John Dee
    John Daniels


4. It is well known that Elizabeth I never married or had children. However, she became the godmother of many court children. Can you name this famous godson, who caused trouble with his risqu? poetry and ingenious inventions?
    James Stuart
    John Harington
    Thomas Wolsey
    Robert Devereux


5. Thomas More is well remembered for his execution and is revered even today as a Roman Catholic saint. Who was his second wife, who saw him go to the block?
    Anne Middleton
    Amy Middleton
    Alice Middleton
    Agatha Middleton


6. Katherine of Aragon's seven years of widowhood were hard, not only for her, but for her servants, who suffered of lack of food and wages. What was the first name of the only maid-of-honor to break down under the strain and leave Katherine's service?
    Francesca de Carceres
    Elvira Manuela
    Mar?a de Salinas
    Catalina de Castilla


7. Thomas Wyatt and Philip Sidney were two of the primary poets of Henry VIII's time. However, this man, the Earl of Surrey, was also a poet, and his poetry is read just as widely as the others. Who is this noble writer?
    Thomas Howard
    Thomas Seymour
    Henry Seymour
    Henry Howard


8. When we remember the unfortunate men who were convicted of adultery with Anne Boleyn, we think of Brereton, Norris, Weston, Smeaton, and George Boleyn. However, there were other men arrested that were not executed, but released. Can you pick out their names?
    Richard Page and Thomas Wyatt
    Richard Page and Thomas Seymour
    Thomas Wyatt and William Stafford
    Thomas Seymour and William Stafford


9. Katherine of Aragon is well known, but can you name her sister, the Queen of Castile, who she tried to scheme to meet during her years of divorce?
    Juana la Loca
    Mar?a la Loca
    Juana la Inteligente
    Mar?a le Inteligente


10. A position as a maid-of-honor or lady-in-waiting to the Queen of England was a mother's dream for their young daughters. One mother grew so obsessed with getting her daughter a place, she showered Jane Seymour with gifts, until Jane agreed to pick at least one of her daughters. Can you name the daughter she picked, who ended up becoming a great favorite of Henry VIII?
    Anne Browne
    Mary Browne
    Mary Basset
    Anne Basset


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