Henry VIII Trivia

1. What were the names of Henry VIII's legitimate children?

From Quiz Henry VIII's Children

Answer: Edward, Mary and Elizabeth

[o] Edward VI born on October 12, 1537 reigned from January 28, 1547 to July 6, 1553. [o] Mary I born on February 18, 1516 and reigned from July 19, 1553 to November 17, 1558. [o] Elizabeth I born on September 7, 1533 and reigned from November 17, 1558 to March 24, 1603.

From Quiz Henry VIII and His Family

Answer: June 28, 1491

Henry was the third of eight children. His parents were Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Only four children lived to adulthood. Arthur died when he was 15 in 1502.

From Quiz Henry VIII

Answer: France and Scotland

The two sisters were Margaret and Mary. Margaret (1489-1541) married King James IV of Scotland, and her grand-daughter was Mary Queen of Scots. Mary (1496-1533) was married for a short time to Louis XII of France, and after his death married her brother's best friend, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.

From Quiz Henry VIII

Answer: Arthur

It has been often said that before the death of Arthur, Prince of Wales, Henry lived in his shadow. Henry was to live as a monk while Arthur grew to be the next king of England, while married to Spanish Princess Catherine of Aragon. Though the cause of his death was unknown, Arthur died at the age of fifteen, most likely due to a sickness.

From Quiz Henry VIII Part 2

Answer: She remained in England with a large pension

Anne dreaded returning to Cleves since England was more prosperous and she lived a better life there than in Cleves. Henry, once the divorce was agreed upon, treated Anne well. She was often at Court, had ample resources, and had a good relationship with her step children. She was treated as the king's "good sister".

From Quiz Henry VIII Part 1

Answer: Sheen

Sheen was one of the favourite palaces of the Plantagenet monarchs. Edward III died there and Richard II his grandson spent a lot of time there. Richmond was build by Henry VII on the grounds of the destroyed palace. Nonsuch was built by Henry VIII. Greenwich did not burn.

From Quiz King Henry VIII

Answer: 11

Between them, Katherine of Aragon (6) and Anne Boleyn (3) bore Henry nine children - only two of which survived beyond infancy. There was also one child each by Jane Seymour and his mistress Bessie Blount.

From Quiz The Life and Times of King Henry VIII

Answer: six

Of Henry VIII's wives two were beheaded, two were divorced, one died after giving birth to his only male heir and two outlived him. Henry maintained at the end of his life that only his marriages to Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr were legal.

From Quiz The Eventful Reign of Henry VIII

Answer: his older brother Arthur

From Quiz Reign of Henry VIII

Answer: Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer had been the Boleyn family's chaplain before his advancement to Archbishop of Canterbury.

From Quiz Henry VIII's Children

Answer: Henry Fitzroy

Henry Fitzroy was born during his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and died during his father's marriage to Jane Seymour. There are rumors that Anne had him poisoned though Anne had been placed in the Tower of London well before Fitzroy fell ill.

From Quiz Henry VIII and His Family

Answer: one

Catherine and Henry's only surviving child was Mary, who became Mary I. Mary possibly became pregnant twice during her reign. She never gave birth to a child.

From Quiz Henry VIII

Answer: Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour

Katherine of Aragon was Henry's first wife. She gave birth to a daughter, the future Mary I. Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, gave birth to a second daughter for Henry, the future great Queen Elizabeth I. Henry's only son, the sickly Edward VI, was the son of Henry's third wife, Jane Seymour.

From Quiz Henry VIII

Answer: Mary

Catherine of Aragorn was six years older than Henry, and she was often blamed for the miscarriages and inability to have a male heir to the throne because of the age difference.

From Quiz Henry VIII Part 1

Answer: Arthur

Henry VII named his son Arthur to rekindle memories of the legendary King Arthur. Unfortunately Prince Arthur was not physically strong. After his marriage to Katharine of Aragon, he was sent to Ludlow Castle to carry out duties there, fell ill and died.

From Quiz King Henry VIII

Answer: Cornwall

The first Henry, born to Katherine of Aragon in 1511, lived for just 52 days. Another to Katherine in 1513 and the third to Anne Boleyn in 1534 were both still born.

From Quiz The Life and Times of King Henry VIII

Answer: 28th June, 1491

Henry VIII was the second eldest son to parents Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He was destined for a life in the church until his elder brother Arthur died.

From Quiz The Eventful Reign of Henry VIII

Answer: papal dispensation

Katharine had been married to Henry's brother, and permission was needed for Henry to marry her. The marriage took place shortly after Henry ascended the throne in 1509.

From Quiz Henry VIII's Children

Answer: Jane Seymour, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth Blount

Jane Seymour was born in 1508 or 1509 and in her last year, as queen Jane was lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon. When Anne Boleyn became queen Jane waited on Anne and soon replaced her as queen. She died twelve days after giving birth to the future Edward VI 1537. Catherine of Aragon was the daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain 1485. After seven pregnancies only the future Mary I survived to adulthood. She died in 1536 after a prolonged illness. Anne Boleyn was born in 1501 or 1509 and had two siblings: Mary (Henry's ex-mistress) and George. She would resist all attempts to lie with the king in his bed until being queen was assured. After giving birth to the future Elizabeth I and at least two stillborn sons her fate was sealed. She would later be accused of adultery, incest and high treason. Eizabeth "Bessie" Blount became Henry's mistress during his marriage to Katherine of Aragon, which resulted in his only acknowledged illegitimate son Henry Fitzroy. There were rumors that Henry might have fathered Mary Boleyn's (Anne Boleyn's sister) two children.

From Quiz Henry VIII and His Family

Answer: six

Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Katherine Parr. His favorite, with whom he is buried, is Jane Seymour.

From Quiz Henry VIII

Answer: Richard III at Bosworth Field

The answer is of course Richard III at Bosworth Field. Edward IV reigned a long time before Henry was even born, and there never was a John III or Robert VIIII. Pinkie Cleugh is also in Scotland, not England.

From Quiz Henry VIII Part 2

Answer: Mary Rose

The salvage of the Mary Rose has provided historians with valuable information as to the life of a sailor in Henry's times, their equipment and supplies.

From Quiz Henry VIII Part 1

Answer: James IV of Scotland

Margaret had one son by her first husband James IV who became James V. James V married Mary of Guise and had a daugher who became Mary Queen of Scots. Margaret married, secondly, the Earl of Angus and had a daugher Margaret who was the father of Henry, Lord Darnley, who became the second husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Mary and Darnley had a common grandmother.

From Quiz King Henry VIII

Answer: Richmond

Henry Fitzroy (meaning son of the King) was born to Henry and Elizabeth (Bessie) Blount in 1519 and subsequently created Duke of Richmond.

From Quiz The Life and Times of King Henry VIII

Answer: Mary

Mary was always Henry's favourite sister because they had so much in common. Henry was deeply shocked at her secret wedding to Charles Brandon in 1514 but he quickly forgave her.

From Quiz The Eventful Reign of Henry VIII

Answer: Scotland

When Henry VIII ascended the English throne, relations between Scotland and England deteriorated. In 1512, Louis XII of France, already at war with England, urged and secured a renewal of his alliance with the Scottish king. In 1513, James, against the counsel of his advisers, invaded England, where at the Battle of Flodden he was killed and the Scottish aristocracy was almost annihilated.

From Quiz Reign of Henry VIII

Answer: Jane Seymour

Jane's only child was the future Edward VI. Catherine of Aragon gave birth to a son named Henry in 1511 but he died weeks later. Mary Boleyn gave birth to a son Henry soon after her affair with the king ended while Henry acknowledged the baby boy named Henry by Bessie Blount.

From Quiz Henry VIII's Children

Answer: Earl of Nottingham, Duke of Richmond and Somerset

Earl of Nottingham, Duke of Richmond and Somerset on June 16, 1525 a week after his birth. He would later marry Mary Howard a cousin of Anne Boleyn and was present at the latter's execution.

From Quiz Henry VIII and His Family

Answer: September 7, 1533

Anne Boleyn was born between 1501 and 1507. The year is not known. She was beheaded in May, 1536. Elizabeth was three years old then. Anne Boleyn was said to be a witch.

From Quiz Henry VIII

Answer: Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr

Henry's wives had tragic lives. Henry divorced Katherine of Aragon after she bore him no son, and he had Anne Boleyn executed for the same reason. Jane Seymour died 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward , Anne of Cleves was divorced for being unfavourable to the King, Catherine Howard was only 18 when she was executed for adultery, and Catherine Parr outlived Henry, only to be betrayed by her husband Thomas Seymour and die in childbirth.

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