November 1541 was the beginning of the end for Queen Catherine Howard so test your knowledge on her downfall with this fun quiz.
The Fall of Catherine Howard
Correct! They married on 28th July 1540, the same day Thomas Cromwell was executed.
Wrong! They married on 28th July 1540, the same day Thomas Cromwell was executed.
Correct!
Wrong! She was serving his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
Correct! He had been employed by the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk to teach Catherine and other members of the household the virginals and lute.
Wrong! It was Henry Manox. He had been employed by the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk to teach Catherine and other members of the household the virginals and lute.
Correct! He had heard it from his sister, Mary Hall, who had been a member of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk's household with Catherine.
Wrong! It was John Lassells (Lascelles). He had heard it from his sister, Mary Hall, who had been a member of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk's household with Catherine.
Correct! It was All Souls' Day, 2nd November 1541.
Wrong! It was All Souls' Day, 2nd November 1541.
Correct!
Wrong! He was her secretary.
Correct! And also Pontefract Castle and York.
Wrong! It was all of them, plus Pontefract Castle and York.
Correct! Syon House was formerly Syon Abbey.
Wrong! It was Syon House, formerly Syon Abbey.
Correct! Culpeper was beheaded but Dereham was hanged, drawn and quartered.
Wrong! It was 10th December 1541. Culpeper was beheaded but Dereham was hanged, drawn and quartered.
Correct! She was arraigned for and found guilty of misprision of treason on 22nd December. She was later released.
Wrong! It was the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk. She was arraigned for and found guilty of misprision of treason on 22nd December. She was later released.
Correct!
Wrong! It was Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford.
Correct! It is not backed up by the only eye witness account or the reports of ambassadors.
Wrong! It's The Spanish Chronicle. It is not backed up by the only eye witness account or the reports of ambassadors.
Dang! Caught out on the last one. Time to blow the dust off my Katherine Howard books lol 🙂
I can’t seem to get to the Catherine Howard quiz- help!
Ricki
Got it! great quiz too!
Great quiz!! Just technical enough to weed out the lightweights, just specific enough that it caught me out a couple of times. Thanx for waking up my brain!