How much do you know about Elizabeth Tudor, also known as Elizabeth I, Good Queen Bess, Gloriana and the Virgin Queen?
Well, you can test your knowledge with this fun quiz. Grab your favourite beverage, get comfy and get that brain working! Good luck!
Elizabeth Tudor Quiz
Correct! Edward VI was born at Hampton Court Palace.
Wrong! It's Edward VI. He was born at Hampton Court Palace.
Correct!
Wrong! She was 3 months old.
Correct!
Wrong! It's "This day died a man of much wit and very little judgement".
Correct! She was sent to live with Sir Anthony Denny and his wife there.
Wrong! She was sent to live with Sir Anthony Denny and his wife at Cheshunt.
Correct! It was reported that later in her life Lettice Knollys enjoyed cooking.
Wrong! It was cooking. Lettice was said to have enjoyed it later in her life.
Correct! Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was the son of Lettice Knollys and her first husband, Walter Devereux. He became a favourite of Queen Elizabeth, just like his stepfather, the Earl of Leicester.
Wrong! Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was the son of Lettice Knollys and her first husband, Walter Devereux. He became a favourite of Queen Elizabeth, just like his stepfather, the Earl of Leicester.
Correct! So many pieces were created that the quality had declined. Eight years later, in 1596, Elizabeth’s Privy Council ordered the destruction of the poor quality portraits because Elizabeth did not like the image they portrayed of her. The ones that were collected were burned.
Wrong! It was caused by her excommunication. So many pieces were created that the quality had declined. Eight years later, in 1596, Elizabeth’s Privy Council ordered the destruction of the poor quality portraits because Elizabeth did not like the image they portrayed of her. The ones that were collected were burned.
Correct! The largest surviving portrait from this time period was the Ditchley Portrait which was made about 1600 and Elizabeth was about 67 years old. Even though she was old looking at the time, the portrait shows her with a youthful face.
Wrong! She was 67. The largest surviving portrait from this time period was the Ditchley Portrait which was made about 1600 and Elizabeth was about 67 years old. Even though she was old looking at the time, the portrait shows her with a youthful face.
Correct! Dudley claimed that Elizabeth was eight years old when she proclaimed she would never marry. Coincidentally this was the same year that her stepmother, Katherine Howard was executed.
Wrong! Dudley claimed that Elizabeth was eight years old when she proclaimed she would never marry. Coincidentally this was the same year that her stepmother, Katherine Howard was executed.
Correct!
Wrong! It was Katherine Ashley.
I love these quizzes!
One question, how could Elizabeth tell Robert Dudley she would never marry when she was eight as she didn’t know him then?
It’s one of those legends.
Yes, thought it was. However, if I was eight and had seen my mum beheaded by my father when I was three, then had lost three more step mothers, one most recently, a young woman in Katherine Howard, I would probably give up on marriage as well. It is certainly plausible that Elizabeth made a decision at about this time, even if a legend has put Sweet Robin into an impossible mix.
Yes, it would rather put you off!