Henry VIII's Children Trivia Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

Answer: Philip II of Spain

Philip II of Spain was twelve years younger than his distant cousin, Mary. He had two other wives who either didn't give him a child or gave a mental invalid. The official titles of Philip and Mary were: Philip and Mary, by the Grace of God King and Queen of England, Spain, France, Jerusalem, both the Sicilies and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith, Archdukes of Austria, Dukes of Burgundy, Milan and Brabant, Counts of Habsburg, Flanders and Tyrol.

Answer: King Henri IV of France

King Henri IV of France famously said, "Paris is worth a mass." He married firstly, Marguerite daughter of King Henri II and Queen Catherine de Medici. Henri later divorced Marguerite and continued to have mistresses. One of them was Gabrielle d'Estrées Maria de' Medici, the daughter of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Henri's first marriage was childless but his second produced: Louis XIII, King of France; Elizabeth, Queen of Spain; Christine Marie, Duchess of Savoy; Nicholas Henri de France, Duc d'Orléans; Gaston, Duc d'Orléans; Henrietta Maria, Queen of England.

Answer: None

Even though Queen Mary I of England married King Philip II of Spain she never had any children. She did, however, have phantom pregnancies.

Answer: True

A letter was sent to Lady Mary Tudor at her home while Edward Seymour went to fetch Lady Elizabeth and Prince Edward so they can be together when the news of Henry's death was broken to them.

Answer: Thomas Seymour

Catherine's first husband was Edward Borough, 2nd Baron Borough of Gainsborough, whom she married in 1529. He died in early 1533. Her second husband was John Nevill, 3rd Baron Latymer of Snape whom she married in the summer of 1534; he died in March 1543. In 1536, during the Pilgrimage of Grace, Catherine was held hostage by northern rebels, along with her two stepchildren. Her third husband was none other than Henry VIII, who died in 1547. Her final husband was Thomas Seymour brother of the late Queen Jane Seymour and father of her only child Mary.

Answer: True

Margaret was married to James IV of Scotland, Archibald Douglas Earl of Angus and Henry Stewart.
Mary was married to Louis XII of France and Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk.

Answer: False

Edward, Mary and Elizabeth all pretty much kept to their own homes making regular trips to court. This was mostly to due the influences of Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr.

Answer: False

Only Henry's fool, Master Will Sommers, Edward Seymour and Archbishop Cranmer were present at Henry's death.

Answer: Thomas Culpepper and Francis Dereham

Francis Dereham were hung, drawn and quartered for having an affair with Catherine. Thomas Culpeppers was beheaded (as an act of mercy). Henry Mannox was rumored to have had an affair with Catherine but it was never proven.

Answer: True

Catherine had an arranged marriage with Henry VIII's older brother, Arthur Prince of Wales, who died of the sweating sickness of 1502. She married Henry shortly after he ascended to the throne and they were married and crowned on the same day.

Answer: Brother

Her brother, George Boleyn Viscount Rochford, was executed before Anne for alleged incest and treason. His marriage to Jane Lady Rochford produced no children.