"Elizabeth R" Part 2 of 6 "The Marriage Game" Quiz

Answer: Robert Dudley

Sir William Cecil was made her principal secretary, and the Earl of Sussex and Philip Sydney were made Privy Councilors. Lord Robert Dudley, her childhood friend, was made Master of Horse, much to the chagrin of the others. They reminded everyone that Lord Robert was Northumberland's son and should be considered a traitor.

Answer: Henry Lord Darnley

Henry Lord Darnley was born in 1545 and by the time of Elizabeth's ascension he was thirteen years of age, far too young to marry. King Philip II of Spain, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and King Eric of Sweden were 31, 55 and 25 respectively.

Answer: False

Lady Amy Dudley was found dead at the foot of a staircase and the inquiry later dubbed her death a suicide. Sir William Cecil went to visit Lord Robert and gave him a report on the Queen and how the Queen was defending him. Reportedly, Amy suffered painfully from cancer of the breast and likely received no treatment.

Answer: Dagger

Lord Robert had spoken to his sister, Lady Mary Sidney, about how the Queen wanted to marry the Archduke Charles. So Lady Mary passed it on to the Spanish Ambassador Bishop de Quadra, who then went public with Archduke Charles coming to England. The Queen said she would be happy to receive him but de Quadra said he would only come if he was her future husband. The Queen was enraged and left the room in a furious rage.

Sussex: "Lord Robert, one day you will plunge a ____ in your heart!"
Mary Sidney: "If he can find it!"

Answer: Robert, Earl of Leicester

Mary Stuart, as the Dowager Queen of France, petitioned Queen Elizabeth if it would be alright for her to marry her late husband's brother. Marrying a foreign Catholic prince was unacceptable but marrying a subject of hers (Elizabeth's) was quite alright. So she designated Lord Robert as the Earl of Leicester and offered him as a possible suitor for the Scottish Queen. Robert turned the offer down without consulting the Queen.

Answer: Smallpox

After a display of fireworks on the water, Bishop de Quadra became ill and died soon afterwards. Elizabeth was diagnosed with smallpox, which she refused to believe and threw the doctor out of her room. He was later brought back by the Earl of Sussex because her condition was declining rapidly.

Answer: True

While the doctor was working on the Quee,n her council was deciding who to choose as the Queen's heir. The Earl of Sussex suggested sending for Lord Huntington while the Duke of Norfolk (her kinsman) suggested Lady Katherine Grey. Cecil informed the council that they must make a decision and stand by it.

Answer: Catherine Howard

Robert Dudley told her to be at the church at a certain time and should she arrive, they would be married. When she never arrived he left but the Queen arrived not long after. The Queen and Robert soon met on the road to Greenwich Palace. She reminded him of what happened when she was eight years old, Robert: "Catherine Howard?" She vowed right then and there never to marry.

Answer: Lettice Knollys

Lettice was the granddaughter of Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, the Queen's mother. Mary was a mistress of the Queen's father, Henry VII, and her child, Catherine, was rumored to be the King's child.

Answer: Ireland

While Robert and Lettice were flirting, she asked about her poor husband fighting alone in Ireland. Robert paid no mind as to Lettice's husband and then the Queen caught them flirting. To her irritation, Robert had turned his back to the Queen, still talking to Lettice.