Quiz about Queens of England Elizabeth Woodville

Queens of England: Elizabeth Woodville Quiz

The first commoner to become a queen of England, Elizabeth Woodville.

A multiple-choice quiz by ForeverAmber. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ForeverAmber

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
154,174

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
677

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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1. Elizabeth Woodville's first husband was killed during which Wars of the Roses battle?
Hint

Tewkesbury

First St. Albans

Second St. Albans

Barnet

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2. How many children did Elizabeth have by her first husband?
Hint

One

Two

Three

Four

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3. Elizabeth's eldest son was the great-grandfather of what Tudor-era queen?
Hint

Jane Grey

Mary I

Mary Queen of Scots

Elizabeth I

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4. Elizabeth's mother, Jacquetta de St Pol, also had a first marriage to a Lancastrian. Who was he?
Hint

Duke of Lancaster

Duke of Buckingham

Duke of Somerset

Duke of Bedford

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5. When did Elizabeth secretly marry Edward IV? Hint

May 1465

May 1467

May 1466

May 1464

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6. How many surviving sons did Elizabeth and Edward of the Yorkist dynasty have together? Hint

One

Two

None

Three

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7. During the readeption of Henry VI, Elizabeth and her children fled to sanctuary in this place, where she gave birth to another child while her husband tried to regain his throne. Hint

St Paul's Cathedral

Westminster Abbey

The Tower of London

Baynard's Castle

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8. Elizabeth's father, Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers, was executed by the Lancastrians after this Wars of the Roses battle.
Hint

Stoke

Losecoat

Edgecote

Wakefield

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9. Elizabeth's 20-year-old brother, John Woodville, married the wealthy 65-year-old Dowager Duchess of Norfolk.

True

False

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10. Which of Elizabeth's brothers was appointed Governor of the Princes of Wales's household?
Hint

Henry

Richard

Anthony

John

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11. After Edward's death, his marriage to Elizabeth was invalidated and their children bastardized due to Edward's precontract of marriage with what other woman?

Hint

Bona of Savoy

Margaret of Burgundy

Margaret Beaufort

Eleanor Butler

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12. Elizabeth entered into secret negotiations for the marriage of her eldest daughter and namesake, Elizabeth of York, with this Lancastrian contender. Hint

Jasper Tudor

Henry Tudor

Edmund Tudor

Owen Tudor

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13. One of Elizabeth's in-laws, this royal is still considered a prime suspect in the disappearance and death of her sons, the Princes in the Tower. Hint

Duke of Bedford

Duke of Buckingham

Duke of Somerset

Duke of Lancaster

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14. Which of Elizabeth's daughters became a bride of Christ? Hint

Bridget

Cicely

Catherine

Anne

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15. Elizabeth Woodville ended her days in this English abbey. Hint

Westminster

Middleham

Glastonbury

Bermondsey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Elizabeth Woodville's first husband was killed during which Wars of the Roses battle?

Answer: Second St. Albans

Sir John Grey fought on the Lancastrian side in the first battle of St Albans.

2. How many children did Elizabeth have by her first husband?

Answer: Two

John and Elizabeth had two sons, Thomas and Richard.

3. Elizabeth's eldest son was the great-grandfather of what Tudor-era queen?

Answer: Jane Grey

Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset, was the great-grandfather of Jane Grey, who was queen for nine days.

4. Elizabeth's mother, Jacquetta de St Pol, also had a first marriage to a Lancastrian. Who was he?

Answer: Duke of Bedford

Jacquetta was married to Henry VI's uncle, John Beaufort, the Duke of Bedford.

5. When did Elizabeth secretly marry Edward IV?

Answer: May 1464

Elizabeth and Edward wed in May 1464 at her parents' home at Grafton Regis.

6. How many surviving sons did Elizabeth and Edward of the Yorkist dynasty have together?

Answer: Two

Of their ten children, three were boys. Edward, Prince of Wales (briefly Edward V), and Richard, Duke of York, the ill-fated Princes in the Tower. George, Duke of Bedford died in infancy. The girls were Elizabeth, Mary, Cicely, Margaret, Anne, Catherine, and Bridget.

7. During the readeption of Henry VI, Elizabeth and her children fled to sanctuary in this place, where she gave birth to another child while her husband tried to regain his throne.

Answer: Westminster Abbey

Elizabeth and the royal children spent almost a year in Sanctuary at Westminster Abbey. Her eldest son with Edward was born there.

8. Elizabeth's father, Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers, was executed by the Lancastrians after this Wars of the Roses battle.

Answer: Edgecote

After switching from the Lancastrian side following his daughter's marriage to the Yorkist king, Richard was made Lord Treasurer of England.

9. Elizabeth's 20-year-old brother, John Woodville, married the wealthy 65-year-old Dowager Duchess of Norfolk.

Answer: True

Elizabeth saw to it that her large family was well provided for and made many advantageous marriages for them.

10. Which of Elizabeth's brothers was appointed Governor of the Princes of Wales's household?

Answer: Anthony

Anthony Woodville, who inherited the title of Earl Rivers after his father's execution, also translated from the French one of the first books published in England, "Sayings of the Philosophers".

11. After Edward's death, his marriage to Elizabeth was invalidated and their children bastardized due to Edward's precontract of marriage with what other woman?

Answer: Eleanor Butler

Margaret of Burgundy was Edward's sister. Margaret Beaufort was the wife of Edmund Tudor. Bona of Savoy was the European princess who had been proposed as a possible wife for Edward. Eleanor Butler was the mystery woman from Edward's past who was conveniently dead when the allegations were made.

12. Elizabeth entered into secret negotiations for the marriage of her eldest daughter and namesake, Elizabeth of York, with this Lancastrian contender.

Answer: Henry Tudor

Elizabeth of York eventually married Henry Tudor after his victory at Bosworth Field and became Queen of England.

13. One of Elizabeth's in-laws, this royal is still considered a prime suspect in the disappearance and death of her sons, the Princes in the Tower.

Answer: Duke of Buckingham

Elizabeth's sister, Catherine Woodville, was married at age 24 to Elizabeth's 12-year-old ward, Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, cousin to four kings and fair-weather friend to Richard III. After his execution, his widow married Jasper Tudor, uncle of Henry VII.

14. Which of Elizabeth's daughters became a bride of Christ?

Answer: Bridget

Bridget, the youngest of her ten children, became the abbess of Dorking Abbey in Kent.

15. Elizabeth Woodville ended her days in this English abbey.

Answer: Bermondsey

Elizabeth retired to the abbey of Bermondsey shortly after her eldest daughter married.

Source: Author ForeverAmber

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