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Quiz about Katherine of Aragon
Quiz about Katherine of Aragon

The Ultimate Katherine of Aragon Quiz | House of Tudor


Henry VIII had six wives and the focus of this quiz is Henry's first wife Katherine of Aragon.

A multiple-choice quiz by pickle830. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pickle830
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
296,061
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. On which date was Katherine born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was Katherine's motto? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Katherine had an extensive network of family connections due to her sisters. During her divorce from Henry, one of her nephews, who was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain - one of the most powerful men in Europe. He regularly corresponded with her. What was his name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Katherine was betrothed to Prince Arthur (Henry's VIII's elder brother) from a young age and eventually married him. How old was Katherine when she first met Arthur? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Where were Katherine and Arthur married? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Katherine and Arthur moved into Ludlow Castle on the Welsh borders. While there both Arthur and Katherine became seriously ill with 'sweating sickness'. Katherine survived this bout of illness, but Arthur did not. This meant Katherine was a widow but how long had she actually been married to Arthur for? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Henry VII decided that, now Arthur was dead, Katherine should marry his younger brother. Prince Henry had decided to marry Katherine. The marriage with her deceased husband's brother was against Church law and needed a dispensation from the Pope. Having got a dispensation, on what date did they marry? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Katherine went through six pregnancies but only two babies survived birth and only one lived to adulthood. What were the names given to the two children who survived birth? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. After Henry divorced Katherine, so he could marry Anne Boleyn, the only royal title Henry left Katherine with was Dowager Princess of Wales.


Question 10 of 10
10. Finally where did Katherine die on 7 January 1536? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On which date was Katherine born?

Answer: 16 December 1485

Katherine was born at the Laredo Palace, Alcala de Henares, which is near Madrid in Spain.
2. What was Katherine's motto?

Answer: Humble and Loyal

All Henry's wives had a motto:
Katherine of Aragon - Humble and Loyal
Anne Boleyn - The Most Happy
Jane Seymour - Bound to Obey and Serve
Anne of Cleves - God send me well to keep
Catherine Howard - No other Will than His
Katherine Parr - To be Useful in all that I do
3. Katherine had an extensive network of family connections due to her sisters. During her divorce from Henry, one of her nephews, who was the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain - one of the most powerful men in Europe. He regularly corresponded with her. What was his name?

Answer: Charles V

Due to the size of her family Katherine had many nieces and nephews. These included Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, John III of Portugal and their wives. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry I of Portugal and Isabella, Queen Consort of Denmark were also related to Katherine.
4. Katherine was betrothed to Prince Arthur (Henry's VIII's elder brother) from a young age and eventually married him. How old was Katherine when she first met Arthur?

Answer: 15

Katherine arrived in England in the autumn of 1501 and the couple met at last on 4 November 1501, at Dogmersfield in Hampshire.
5. Where were Katherine and Arthur married?

Answer: St Paul's Cathedral

They were married in St Paul's Cathdral on the 14th November, 1501.
6. Katherine and Arthur moved into Ludlow Castle on the Welsh borders. While there both Arthur and Katherine became seriously ill with 'sweating sickness'. Katherine survived this bout of illness, but Arthur did not. This meant Katherine was a widow but how long had she actually been married to Arthur for?

Answer: 4 months and 18 days

Katherine's marriage to Arthur was the reason why Henry thought he and Katherine would never have any surviving male heirs.
7. Henry VII decided that, now Arthur was dead, Katherine should marry his younger brother. Prince Henry had decided to marry Katherine. The marriage with her deceased husband's brother was against Church law and needed a dispensation from the Pope. Having got a dispensation, on what date did they marry?

Answer: 1509

The wedding took place on 11 June 1509, seven weeks after the death of Henry VII. It was followed by a double coronation on 24 June. Henry VIII's request for a divorce 24 years later was, at the least, ironic and harder to grant because of the papal dispensation that Henry had been granted to marry Katherine in the first place.
8. Katherine went through six pregnancies but only two babies survived birth and only one lived to adulthood. What were the names given to the two children who survived birth?

Answer: Mary and Henry

In 1510, Catherine delivered a stillborn girl. In 1511, Catherine delivered a boy named Henry. But 52 days later, the boy died. In 1513, Catherine was pregnant again but she delivers the baby, a boy, prematurely, who later dies. In 1515, she delivers another stillborn son.

In 1516, Catherine delivers a healthy girl, who would later become Mary I of England. In 1516, Catherine fell pregnant for the last time. She gave birth to a girl, who died a few days later.
9. After Henry divorced Katherine, so he could marry Anne Boleyn, the only royal title Henry left Katherine with was Dowager Princess of Wales.

Answer: True

This title was given to her in recognition of her position as his brother Arthur's widow.
10. Finally where did Katherine die on 7 January 1536?

Answer: Kimbolton Castle

Kimbolton Castle is in Cambridgeshire. She was the only one of Henry's wives to see her fiftieth birthday. Her tomb in Peterborough Cathedral can be seen and is frequently decorated with flowers. It bears the inscription 'Katharine Queen of England'.
Source: Author pickle830

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