The Tudor Society

Tudor Fathers True or False Quiz

Claire Ridgway

Today is Father's Day in several countries so I thought I'd made Tudor fathers the theme of our Sunday quiz this week.

It's a true or false quiz, so at least you have a 50% chance of getting each question right! Good luck!

Tudor Fathers True or False

Q1) True or false: Jasper Tudor was Henry VII's father?

True

False

Correct! Henry's father was Edmund Tudor.
Wrong! Henry's father was Edmund Tudor.

Q2) True or false: King Edward IV was the father of Arthur, Lord Lisle, Lord Deputy of Calais?

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! It's true.

Q3) True or false: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester's father was Empson Dudley, a man executed by King Henry VIII?

True

False

Correct! Robert's father was John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland.
Wrong! Robert's father was John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland.

Q4) True or false: Sir Walter Raleigh was the father of Elizabeth (Bess) Throckmorton's son, Damerei?

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! It's true.

Q5) True or false: Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was the father of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk?

True

False

Correct! His father was actually Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
Wrong! His father was actually Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.

Q6) True or false: Sir Francis Knollys was the father of Penelope, Lady Rich?

True

False

Correct! Her father was Walter Devereux. Knollys was her maternal grandfather.
Wrong! Her father was Walter Devereux. Knollys was her maternal grandfather.

Q7) True or false: Scholar and humanist Anthony Cooke was the father of Mildred Cecil, wife of William Cecil, Baron Burghley?

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! It's true.

Q8) True or false: Henry VII is rumoured to have been the father of Roland de Velville?

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! It's true.

Q9) True or false: Bishop Stephen Gardiner was the father of an illegitimate son, Thomas Wynter?

True

False

Correct! Wynter was fathered by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.
Wrong! Wynter was fathered by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.

Q10) True or false: Catherine Howard's father was Edmund Howard, brother of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and Elizabeth Boleyn?

True

False

Correct!
Wrong! It's true

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