The Answer Is Always Henry Trivia Quiz

Answer: Henry the Young King

Henry the Young King (1155-1183) was the eldest son of Henry II. Unusually in English history after the Norman Conquest, he was crowned in 1170, during the reign of his father. He was not given actual power during his father's reign and was not particularly interested in day-to-day government.

He was popular during his lifetime, however, because of his active participation in tourneys. Because he predeceased his father, he is generally not given a regnal number by historians.

Answer: Henry VIII

The six wives of Henry VIII (1491-1547) were Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Katherine Parr. His first three wives each bore a child to the king who would later serve as reigning monarch of England.

Henry's actions to obtain an annulment of his first marriage would lead to the establishment of the Church of England. Henry's reign (1509-1547) has been described as one of the most important in English history.

Answer: Henry III

Henry III (1207-1272) was born at Winchester Castle. He was the son of King John and succeeded to the throne at the age of nine (1216). Henry was very religious and known to weep at sermons, but also discriminated against the Jewish population of England.

The Parliament that met late in his reign (1265) is considered an important step in the development of the modern Parliament. This Parliament was a reaction to dissatisfaction with Henry's personal rule.

Answer: Henry IX

Henry Benedict Stuart (1725-1807) was known as Henry IX within his circle although he publicly called himself the Cardinal Duke of York. He was the grandson of King James II (England) and VII (Scotland). He was named cardinal in 1747 and served as bishop of several cities during his career.

Henry made no effort to secure the British throne for himself and late in his career received a pension from the British government.

Answer: Henry VI

Henry VI (1421-1471) reigned as King of England from 1422-1461 and from 1470-1471. It was also claimed that he was King of France from 1422 to 1453. Outside influences certainly played a role in the troubles of Henry's reign but he also suffered from periods of mental instability, perhaps inherited from his maternal grandfather.

Henry's first removal from the throne and replacement by Edward IV was the culmination of the early part of the English War of the Roses.

Answer: Henry II

Matilda, the mother of Henry II, was first married to the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry V, before she married the father of her children, Count Geoffrey of Anjou. Because she was an empress, Henry was known as FitzEmpress, or the son of the empress. During his reign, Henry ruled over a majority of France along with England.

In the later part of his reign, Henry was dealing with rebellions started by one of his sons or another. Henry is generally described as an active, energetic king.

Answer: Henry V

Henry V (1386-1422) was born at Monmouth Castle in Wales. During his short reign (1413-1422), English began to overtake French as the official language of the government. He also conquered large portions of France during the Hundred Years War. In the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, the use of the longbow by the English army proved decisive. Had he lived two months longer, Henry would have succeeded his father-in-law as the King of France.

Answer: Henry I

Henry's (1067-1135) nickname of Beauclerc may have come from his education in Latin and the Liberal Arts during his youth. Though Henry on had two legitimate children by his wife Matilda, he had close to two dozen illegitimate children by his various mistresses.

He would reunite the territory of his father, William the Conqueror, by defeating his brother Robert for control of Normandy. Henry was generally considered a harsh, but effective ruler.

Answer: Henry VII

Henry VII (1457-1509) was the last monarch of England to gain his throne in battle, defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. His financial policies during his reign (1485-1509) would leave England more financially solvent at the end of his reign than it was at the beginning.

Henry's personal emblem was the Tudor Rose, which combined the White Rose of York with the Red Rose of Lancaster.

Answer: Henry IV

Henry (1367-1413) was known as Henry Bolingbroke before his reign (having been born at Bolingbroke Castle) as king (1399-1413). He was actually a cousin and childhood playmate of his predecessor, Richard II, who he overthrew. Henry himself dealt with multiple rebellions during his reign.

Henry was the only English monarch to ever host a Byzantine Emperor (Manuel II Palaiologos) in England (during the Winter of 1400-1401). Henry suffered from various ailments during the later part of his reign.