Grab your favourite beverage and snack, find a comfortable spot and test your knowledge of some of the prominent women of the Tudor court. Good luck!
Tudor women
Correct! It was Mary’s cousin, Margaret Douglas who was appointed chief lady-in-waiting to Princess Mary.
Wrong! It was Mary’s cousin, Margaret Douglas who was appointed chief lady-in-waiting to Princess Mary.
Correct! Jane Parker never remarried after the execution of her husband, George Boleyn.
Wrong! It's Jane Boleyn (Parker). She never remarried after the execution of her husband, George Boleyn.
Correct! Levina came to England with her husband in early 1545. The following year Levina became one of the king’s painters.
Wrong! It was Levina Teerlinc. Levina came to England with her husband in early 1545. The following year Levina became one of the king’s painters.
Correct! At the age of ten, Elizabeth became immortalized in a sonnet by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. This is where she picked up the nickname, “The Fair Geraldine”.
Wrong! It's Elizabeth Fitzgerald. At the age of ten, Elizabeth became immortalized in a sonnet by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. This is where she picked up the nickname, “The Fair Geraldine”.
Correct! Edward Seymour supposedly discovered that his father (Sir John Seymour) had been sleeping with his wife and had fathered his first two children.
Wrong! It was Katherine Fillol. Edward Seymour supposedly discovered that his father (Sir John Seymour) had been sleeping with his wife and had fathered his first two children.
Correct! Isabel accompanied Katherine Howard to Syon Abbey and the Tower of London per her request.
Wrong! It's Isabel Legh. Isabel accompanied Katherine Howard to Syon Abbey and the Tower of London per her request.
Correct! It was actually Blanche Milborne. Anne Parr was Lady Herbert, wife of William Herbert.
Wrong! It was actually Blanche Milborne. Anne Parr was Lady Herbert, wife of William Herbert.
Correct! All the women were part of the household except Joan Bennett, that name was made up.
Wrong! All the women were part of the household except Joan Bennett, that name was made up.
Correct! Joan was involved in a love affair with Edward Waldegrave of Rivers Hall, Essex at the same time Katherine Howard was living in that household.
Wrong! It's true. Joan was involved in a love affair with Edward Waldegrave of Rivers Hall, Essex at the same time Katherine Howard was living in that household.
Correct!
Wrong! It's Joyce Howard.
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