Philippa Gregory Trivia

1. After securing the throne from the deposed King Henry VI, what did King Edward IV do that alienated "the Kingmaker"?

From Quiz Royal Pains

Answer: married Elizabeth Woodville

Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, known for his ability to maneuver his choice of leader onto the throne, believed he could rule England through Edward IV. Warwick wanted him to enter into a marital alliance with a European power. Instead the King secretly married Elizabeth, a commoner and a widow of a Lancastrian supporter! Influenced by his wife, Edward IV dismissed his old advisors and placed his new in-laws in positions of power, upsetting Neville who viewed the new queen as an upstart.

From Quiz "The Other Queen" by Philippa Gregory

Answer: Bess

"The Other Queen" has three narrators - Bess of Hardwick, George Talbot and Mary herself. The first one to narrate is Bess, who, at that time, is newly married to George Talbot, the Count of Shrewsbury, her fourth husband. Bess, whose real name is Elizabeth, is known for her accounting skills and excellent management of her estates. She is a reluctant hostess to Mary, whom she both pities and resents. She is especially worried about the costs of maintaining Mary's court and the fact that her husband is falling in love with her. In the end, both cause her and her husband to separate, and she moves on to build Hardwick Hall and ensure good marriages for her children.

From Quiz The Constant Princess

Answer: Alhambra

The Alhambra was the palace that Isabella and Ferdinand took from the Moors. The Moors have written many, many songs about it.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: France

Both Anne and Mary had spent their childhood at the Royal Court in France, and Mary had been brought back earlier to be married to William Carey. Anne returned with Queen Mary Tudor, King Henry's sister, to serve her in England. Mary was at first annoyed that Anne was coming back, surely to steal the spotlight from her, but she could not help being excited to see Anne again. George was also delighted to see his sister, and the three of them became close friends and known around the court as 'the Three Boleyns'.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: Mary Boleyn

Mary Boleyn was a pretty, young girl who was sent to be the king's mistress by her family.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: the Duke of Buckingham

The Duke of Buckingham is being executed for holding too large an army, for having too much royal blood, and for claiming the king was impotent. Mary believed he was going to be pardoned by the King, and was shocked when he was actually executed.

From Quiz The Constant Princess

Answer: Spain

Katherine of Aragon is the daughter of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I, two of the most powerful rulers of Spain. She spends most of her childhood years in Spain, but is forced to move to England as a young teenager to marry.

From Quiz The Queen's Fool

Answer: Tudor England

This novel shows the life of Hannah Green, a fictional character who lives in sixteenth-century England, during the reign of the Tudors. She is originally from Spain, but persecution forces her family to leave. In England she has to live through the dangerous reigns of conflicting monarchs, Edward VI and Mary I.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl Part I

Answer: Uncle

The Duke of Buckinghamshire was executed for saying the king could not provide a heir. Plus, the duke had a big claim to the throne.

From Quiz The Queen's Fool

Answer: Jewish

Hannah's mother is killed during the Inquisition after being found a heretic. To save his daughter, Hannah's father moves them from Spain to England. He sets up a print shop and Hannah disguises herself as his young apprentice so as not to alert suspicions. Hannah is haunted by her mother's death and throughout the story, we see the crisis of faith that she experiences, first as a Jew, then in her pretending to adhere to the Catholic faith.

From Quiz The Boleyn Inheritance

Answer: Henry dressed up in disguise and kissed Anne.

Anne has never seen Henry before. When an old man bursts into her room and kisses her, she has no idea that it is her bridegroom. She pushes him away in obvious repulsion and spits out the taste of him. It is believed that this is what dooms their marriage. Jane Boleyn believes that at this moment, Henry saw himself for what he really was. A sick old man who stinks from his infected leg.

From Quiz "The Other Boleyn Girl" General Story

Answer: Mary Boleyn

The story revolves around the lesser known Mary Boleyn. Mary was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn and sister to Anne.

From Quiz Royal Pains

Answer: George, Duke of Clarence

Fed up with the King's favoritism which was encouraged by the Queen, Warwick married his daughter to George, one of the King's brothers. They planned to demand the King restore his original councillors and advisors ridding them once and for all of the Woodville commoners. Once again, Warwick hoped to be in power to decide on foreign alliances and "rule behind the King."

From Quiz "The Other Queen" by Philippa Gregory

Answer: Scotland, France and England

Mary is queen of Scotland since she is daughter to King James V of Scotland. She is queen of France because she was once married to the Dauphin of France, whom she grew up with. Finally, she is said to be the rightful queen of England because she is the granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister, and therefore, his grand-niece.

From Quiz The Constant Princess

Answer: Boabdil

Boabdil was said to have wept after he gave away his palace. His mother told him to weep like a woman for what he could not hold as a man.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: send her away

Mary got upset at the joust, when the king let her scarf fall out of his breastplate for the Queen to see and told him that she wasn't happy the Queen knew the King was carrying Mary's favor. The King got angry and accused Mary of nagging him and left her standing there. Mary's father and uncle were furious, and tried to come up with a plan to get Mary back in the King's favour. It was Anne who came up with the plan to send Mary to Hever for a few weeks, and to tell the King that Mary was being sent away to teach her not to fall in love with the King. Of course, that made the King want her, and after a few weeks he had her fetched from Hever and brought back to court.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: Catherine of Aragon

Mary was one of Queen Catherine's favorite ladies, until she became the king's lover. The Queen was still kind to Mary, but never treated her the same afterwards.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: France

Anne served as a member of the court in the Netherlands, and was then taken to serve in France. Mary was also a member of the French court and, in reality, was mistress to the King of France as well as to Henry VIII.

From Quiz The Constant Princess

Answer: Alhambra

The Alhambra is in Granada, the last Moorish stronghold that is conquered by Ferdinand and Isabella. It is a grand, ornate palace, and Katherine spends most of her childhood there.

From Quiz The Queen's Fool

Answer: She is psychic

Hannah first realizes her power when she sees an angel walking down the street, although she does not know it is an angel until she is told by her soon-to-be friend, John Dee. She is also able to see into the future, which is shown when she sees the invasion of Calais at church and ends up on the church floor.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl Part I

Answer: a dozen

In the book Mary recalls hearing that her father said her uncle had offended the king in a dozen ways: The duke had royal blood, a large retinue of guards for the king's discomfort, and was supposed to say that the king could not get a son for an heir.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl Part II

Answer: Anne

Mary did not like this plan at all; the two sisters hated having to take each other's advice. Uncle Howard thought it was a great idea, for Anne learned how to flirt in France!

From Quiz The Queen's Fool

Answer: Uriel

Robert Dudley and John Dee go to the print shop to view Hannah's father's inventory and as they walk in, Hannah thinks she sees a third man walk in behind Dee, all dressed in white. When Dee realizes that she sees angels, he makes a deal with Hannah's father to have him release Hannah to Dudley's service. Dee uses Hannah many times to ask her about the future. He sets up a special gazing mirror and has her sit before it and scry for him. Often Hannah enters a trance-like state and doesn't remember what information she gives him. Dee and Dudley both care for Hannah but also use her to spy on the Queen Mary, putting her and her family in great danger.

From Quiz "The Other Boleyn Girl" General Story

Answer: Katherine of Aragon

Mary and Anne both served in the court as ladies-in-waiting to Queen Katherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII.

From Quiz Philippa Gregory

Answer: The Queen's Fool

Hannah Green, a Spanish-born Jew fleeing from the Inquisition, ends up at the English court and becomes fast friends with each of the three Tudor children. The book starts at the end of Edward's reign and ends at Elizabeth I's succession.

From Quiz Royal Pains

Answer: her father Richard (Earl Rivers) and her brother John

Warwick captured Richard and John attempting to flee to Wales. He accused them of treason and ordered their executions without a trial, chance of appeal or pardon. Richard died beside his beloved son. His last sight was his son's severed head!

From Quiz The Constant Princess

Answer: The king stormed into Catalina's rooms

Her duenna was a bit angry that a man tried to get into her charge's rooms. This was the first time that Spanish and English cultures clashed with this marriage. The Spanish thought a woman's face should be hidden before her wedding day. The English were a bit indifferent about that.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: Elizabeth

When Mary's daughter was born, Henry visited her in her confinement room to see the baby. He said that they should call her Elizabeth, but Mary asked if she might choose the name, and because it was just a daughter, Henry did not much care. Mary chose the name Catherine, in honour of Henry's wife, Queen Katherine.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: William Carrey

Mary was married to William Carrey when she was twelve years old. William died of the sweating sickness later in the book.

From Quiz The Other Boleyn Girl

Answer: She must give up relations with her husband

The Boleyns knew that Mary must give up sexual relations with her husband in order for the king to know that any child conceived would be Henry's.

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