Six Wives of Henry VIII Trivia

1. Catherine of Aragon: "While my husband lives, I am his ______. His own true ______."

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" Quotes

Answer: Wife

Catherine of Aragon maintained until she died she was Henry's wife and their child as the legal heir to the throne. No amount of force from anyone would force her to think otherwise. In fact her last letter to Henry was desiring only him.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 6 Catherine Parr

Answer: Thomas Seymour

Catherine was about to be introduced to the King in order for her to marry the King. Thomas Seymour threatened the King's fool, Will Somers, at knife point to see how the King felt about Catherine.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 5 Catherine Howard

Answer: Lady Rochford

Catherine was speaking to her roommate about her first time having relations with a man. Lady Rochford came to get her because the Duke of Norfolk was waiting for her with the Dowager Duchess.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 4 Anne of Cleves

Answer: Hans Holbein

Henry vowed not to sign the treaty until he was satisfied of the princess' beauty so Cromwell called for Master Holbein. Hans Holbein vowed to paint Anne, provided she was beautiful; if not, he was to turn his attention to painting the other sister.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 3 Jane Seymour

Answer: Carried on a chair

She was already dying but was taken to the christening of the King's son. Every so often the Queen would reminisce on her life before coming back to the christening.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 2 Anne Boleyn

Answer: Mark Smeaton

After Mark Smeaton finished the letter, Anne complemented Mark's singing and the King for writing the song. After a brief fight Anne told the King she was to bear his son.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 1 Catherine of Aragon

Answer: A tent

Anxious to meet the Spanish Princess, the English King and his son sped off to meet her. Catherine had retired to her bedchamber in the tent and spoke to the king in Spanish. The King introduced his son to the princess and all Arthur did was cough a bit, and the next scene was Arthur's funeral.

From Quiz "The Six Wives of Henry VIII"

Answer: Keith Michell

Keith Michell played Henry VIII twice more in "Henry VIII and His Six Wives" which aired on television 1972. The second time was "The Prince and the Pauper" which aired on television in 1996.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" Quotes

Answer: Cranmer

Anne was in The Tower of London for her trial maintaining her innocence all the way. Henry VIII wanted a divorce from Anne before her execution no matter what. So Thomas Cromwell told Archbishop Cranmer to offer anything to her (like freedom) to get a confession out of her. Cranmer didn't want to violate the confessional but did as he was told.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 6 Catherine Parr

Answer: Thomas Seymour

Catherine was sitting alone in an enclosed patio when Thomas Seymour approached her. Thomas professed his love for her but because the King wanted her she must chose the King.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 5 Catherine Howard

Answer: Duke of Norfolk

The Dowager Duchess politely informed her to go to bed but Lady Rochford said that it wasn't a hardship to remain. But the Duke of Norfolk yelled at her to leave as his mother ordered her to do.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 4 Anne of Cleves

Answer: Christopher Mont

Christopher Mont escorted Hans Holbein to Cleves to paint Anne of Cleves and to iron out the details of the marriage treaty. The King had waived the dowry which would effectively make Anne penniless should the marriage falter.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 3 Jane Seymour

Answer: William Dormer

Jane seemed quite taken with being married to William Dormer, as her family pointed out to the King's staff. But the King was taken with her so he ordered the match be broken and Jane be sent to court.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 2 Anne Boleyn

Answer: Viscount Rochford

George Boleyn and his wife had a heated argument just before Anne came to her own bedchambers. Anne then informed her brother that she was expecting the King's son.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 1 Catherine of Aragon

Answer: Dona Elvira

Dona Elvira kept in the princess' ear that everyone including her own father were forgetting she was a royal princess of Spain. After Doctor de Puebla had an unsuccessful meeting with Henry VII, de Puebla then found out that Catherine was writing to her sister Queen Juana of Castile and her husband come to visit her. De Puebla then pointed out that Dona Elvira's brother was in Flanders plotting against Ferdinand of Aragon. Catherine tore up the letter and handed it to Dona Elvira.

From Quiz "The Six Wives of Henry VIII"

Answer: Louis' Horse

"I even believed in Louis' horse." "Louis of France?" "Yes it's an old story my brother Thomas tells."

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" Quotes

Answer: Abbeys

Henry: "God and my conscience are on perfectly good terms, madam. And unless you wish to follow Mistress Boleyn's end, you will not meddle in my affairs!" Jane was referring to Robert Aske's rebellion after Henry authorized the dissolution of the abbeys and monasteries.

From Quiz "The Six Wives of Henry VIII"

Answer: Louis XVI of France

King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella and King Henry VII arranged for Arthur Prince of Wales and later to the future Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon. Henry married Catherine Parr as to get a good mother for his children. He married Jane Seymour to have sons but got one at the cost of her life.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" Quotes

Answer: Sister

After agreeing on an annulment Henry gave her a generous income plus the homes of Richmond Palace and Hever Castle. She called herself "the King's sister" and they became good friends.

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Answer: Lady Rochford

Henry: "Had I been Lady Rochford's husband I would have done the same." Henry VIII and Catherine Howard were celebrating their first night as man and wife when Catherine told him of Lady Rochford's husband spending their first night in prayer. Viscount Rochford George Boleyn, brother of Anne Boleyn and was arranged to marry Jane Parker. The story goes he most definitely didn't want to but he had no other choice as his sister Mary Anne was mistress of the King. After her wedding Jane Parker Boleyn became known as Lady Rochford and it is also said she spilled the beans of Anne's "affairs".

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 6 Catherine Parr

Answer: Queen Catherine Parr

Catherine was tenderly putting the King to bed on their wedding night and gave him a cup of wine. She began reading from the book she wrote called "Lamitations of a Sinner" before finally consenting to be in the King's bed.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 5 Catherine Howard

Answer: Catherine Howard

One of Catherine's former roommates had asked why Lady Rochford was leaving. Lady Rochford said, "Your cousin Catherine has sent for me. And her request is a demand these days."

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 4 Anne of Cleves

Answer: Lady Elizabeth

Anne adored Henry's children but it was Elizabeth who was sewing in her chamber and had accidentally poked her finger with the needle. Anne soothed the child's finger and gave her a piece of candy after offering to correct a knot in the thread.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 3 Jane Seymour

Answer: Edward Seymour

There was a mask going on with a Chinese dragon dancing about. To escape the party, Jane burst into the room where her brother Edward was. He informed her that their father had died last week. Because of her duties as Queen, she couldn't attend his funeral or be with her mother.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 2 Anne Boleyn

Answer: Viscount Rochford

Anne Boleyn was in her bedchamber in her confinement during her second pregnancy, speaking with Cranmer. She then went into labor and yelled for him to get help. The King was spending time with Jane Seymour when Viscount Rochford informed him: Rochford: "The Queen has been delivered before her time." Henry VIII: "Well?" Rochford: "A boy." The boy was stillborn, causing the King to yell and scream at his wife for bewitching him all these years.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 1 Catherine of Aragon

Answer: Earl of Surrey

Catherine was reading in the hall when the Earl of Surrey came to inform her that the King was coming. She had a few seconds to comprehend his message before the King came.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" Quotes

Answer: Children

Henry: "I'll bring them back Kate if you mother them." Catherine: "Sire?" Henry had Cranmer and Bishop Winchester to prepare Catherine Parr for what he was about to ask of her. She was a wealthy widow twice over and a successful mother to stepchildren from her first two marriages. Catherine was in love with Jane Seymour's brother Thomas but when the King asked for her hand she had to accept Henry.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 6 Catherine Parr

Answer: Will Somers

After the King and Queen went to bed, Will Somers sat in the corner of the hall with a book and made himself comfortable. Sometime later Queen Catherine opened the door to tell Will Somers that the King was fatigued.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 5 Catherine Howard

Answer: Francis Dereham

Catherine made a bad move by appointing one of her ex-lovers as her secretary. He had boasted to Thomas Culpepper of having prior knowledge of the Queen who then reported it to Norfolk.

From Quiz "Six Wives of Henry VIII" 4 Anne of Cleves

Answer: Bolts of fabric

Bolts of fabric and new caps for the queen arrived from the milliner much to her delight. She gave two caps to her ladies in waiting, Lady Frances and Lady Margaret. I assume them to be King Henry's nieces Lady Frances Brandon and Lady Margaret Douglas, daughters of his sisters. When the ladies left Anne found the letter hidden in a bolt of one of the fabrics.

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