Obscure Tudors 4 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ambrose Dudley

Ambrose was imprisoned with Robert, Henry, Guilford, and their father after
assisting their father in putting Lady Jane Grey on the throne illegally. Robert, Henry, and Ambrose all were released, though Henry was killed a little later fighting for King Philip II of Spain. As the oldest surviving brother, Ambrose inherited his father's title.

Answer: William Parr

William was rewarded as the brother-in-law of Henry VIII, but he mostly rose to prominence under Edward VI, who had been very fond of Katherine Parr. He actually had very few talents to recommend him, but his relationship to royalty helped him move up at the court.

Answer: Margaret Douglas

Margaret Douglas was the daughter of Margaret Tudor and Archibald Douglas. She was very Roman Catholic, and prompted her son Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, to marry his first cousin Mary Queen of Scots so their heirs could rule England when Elizabeth I died. Elizabeth was very suspicious of Margaret, and kept her under close watch most of her life.

Answer: Walter Devereux

Walter Devereux was the Earl of Essex before his son. He and Lettice had many children. However, there were plenty of rumors that Robert Devereux, who would eventually lead a rebellion against Elizabeth I, was not his son at all, and was actually the result of an early affair between Lettice and Robert Dudley. He died when his son was only a child, and was soon forgotten from history.

Answer: James Butler

The Butlers and the Boleyns both felt they had strong claims to the Earldom of Ormonde, and because they could not resolve them, they decided to marry Anne and James, so their children would be the natural heirs and there would be no fighting. However, the betrothal never took place, because the two families could not agree on the marriage terms. Eventually, Anne's father, Thomas Boleyn, won and became the Earl of Ormonde.

Answer: Roger Ascham

Roger Ascham was a notable English humanist, scholar, and writer. He was very fond of Elizabeth, and was proud of her intellect and devotion to her studies.

Answer: Lorenzo Campeggio

Campeggio was given special instructions by the Pope not to make any decisions on the case, and Campeggio wasted as much time as he could so he could put off making any decision. He tried to make Katherine of Aragon retire to a nunnery, but she wouldn't have any of it, so after long deliberations and months spent on the case, he reconvened the court in Rome and left England, to the dismay of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Answer: Frances Walsingham

Frances Walsingham married first Philip Sidney, the poet. Then, after his death, she secretly married Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, to the chagrin of Elizabeth I, who hated people marrying behind her back. She outlived both of her husbands and her father, but her name is rarely ever remembered by history.

Answer: Stephen Gardiner

Stephen Gardiner would have his chance to support the Roman Catholic cause. When Mary I became Queen, he worked for her as hard as he could. He was able to see England almost returned to the Roman Catholic fold, and he oversaw the persecution of the English Protestants. He died in 1555, before Mary I died and left her country to the Protestant Elizabeth I.

Answer: Nicholas Hilliard

Nicholas Hilliard did many famous Elizabethan portraits. Though Holbein was known mostly during Henry VIII's time and was known to paint most of his wives, Hilliard mostly took on Henry's daughter Elizabeth I. One of his famous portraits is the "Ermine Portrait" of Elizabeth I.