Henry VIII Part 2 Trivia Quiz

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".

Answer: Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket was Chancellor in the reign of Henry II in the Middle Ages (12th century). Cromwell was the minister who arranged the marriage of Henry and Anne of Cleves. A Protestant, he was executed for alleged heresy. Thomas More was an official in Henry's government.

He opposed the Act of Succession and supported Katherine of Aragon's marriage to the King. He was executed for failing to swear to uphold the successon of Princess Elizabeth in the event of Henry's death. Thomas Wolsey fell from grace as a result of his failure to procure Henry's divorce from Katherine of Aragon.

He retired to his see at York, was arrested and died of natural causes on his way back to London.

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.

Answer: Hans Holbein the Younger

Lucas Cranach the Elder was originally supposed to do the portrait but was too ill to accomplish the task. Albrect Dürer died in 1528. Hans Holbein (Younger) took artistic license with the portrait, portraying the "inner Anne".

Answer: In recognition of Henry's book "Defence of the Seven Sacraments"

Henry desperately wanted a papal title. The King of France had the title Most Christian King, and Spain was Catholic King. The Emperor was, nominally anyway, "Holy Roman". Henry felt he was in the same league as his fellow monarchs and should be recognized likewise.

Other suggestions included Faithful King (Rex Fidelis) Orthodox, (Orthodoxus), Ecclesiatical King (Ecclesiasticus). Henry himself had suggested "Defender of the Faith" several years earlier and this was granted. (This title has survived right into 21st century and appears on all British coins).

Answer: Maximilian I

There is a story that Maximilian, never very financially flush, came and offered to fight for Henry as a mere knight since he did not have the resources to provide a significant force.

Answer: Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour was a staunch supporter of the 'old' religion - at least as staunch a supporter as a rather bland individual could be. She was responsible for the founding of a monastery - a step against the trend current at the time.

Answer: Jane Seymour

From surviving writings, it would appear that Henry's son Edward was a gifted child. It is interesting to speculate what might have happened had he survived into adulthood.

Answer: Archbishop of York

Wolsey was a papal nuncio to England as well as Archbishop of York. In 1529 there was a rumour that pope Clement had died and Henry devoted resources to procure the election of Wolsey in hopes that Wolsey as pope would procure his divorce.

Answer: Jane Seymour

Although dead, Jane Seymour occupies a place of honour. Catherine Parr, the queen at the time, does not appear in the portrait.

Answer: True

Mary was considerably younger than Charles V was at the time of the betrothal, but it was part of a diplomatic move in cementing an alliance between the Empire and England at the expense of France. Katherine of Aragon was queen at the time and Henry was still hoping fo the birth of a son.

Answer: Thomas Culpepper

Culpepper, who was probably more involved with Catherine when she was queen, was suprisingly given the lesser penalty. Francis Dereham, had been intimate with Catherine before she was married and may have blackmailed her into giving him a post in her court after her marriage to Henry.

Henry Manox was Catherine's music teacher while she was a ward of the Duchess of Norfolk. The fact that Catherine had had intimate relations with Dereham and possibly Manox while unmarried, was not the problem since it was not adultery.

Henry had a new law enacted, however, that made it an offence if a queen had lived life of questionable morality prior to marriage. Christopher Mount was Henry's envoy to the Duchy of Cleves while his marriage to Anne was being negotiated.

Answer: Her husband had been executed for alleged incest with Anne Boleyn

Jane, Viscountess Rochford, seems to have been a most sinister character. Her husband, George Boleyn, was the brother of Anne Boleyn and was beheaded for incest with her (undoubtedly untrue). Jane's career continued to flourish however, and she was appointed a lady in waiting to Catherine (Howard). This time she was not so lucky.

Answer: True

Margaret Pole, mother of Cardinal Pole who was in exile and recalled by Mary I, was a Plantagenet and descended from the brother of Edward IV. Henry persecuted the family as potential rival claimants to the throne and a danger to the dynasty especially of his son Edward. The execution was bungled, the headsman drunk and it took several swings before the head was severed.

Answer: John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland

John Dudley arranged for Edward VI to bequeath the throne to his cousin Jane. Some stories indicated that he had Edward's life prolonged by use of drugs including arsenic until he will had been signed. Edward had been expected to marry Jane, but now Jane was married off to Guilford, John Dudley's son.

Their reign lasted only nine days before they were put off the throne by Mary I's supporters. John was executed and his sons (including Robert later the favourite of Elizabeth I) imprisoned in the Tower. Guilford and Jane were later executed after another rebellion.