Quiz 13: King Henry VIII

1. At which Palace was Henry born on 28 June 1491?
   
   Hampton Court
   Greenwich
   Richmond
   Oatlands
   
2. When was Henry’s first son born?
   
   New Year’s Day 1511
   Christmas 1511
   New Year’s Day 1514
   Christmas 1510
   
3. The Field of the Cloth of Gold, the famous meeting between Henry and Francis I of France, was held in what year?
   
   1517
   1518
   1519
   1520
   
4. Henry was given the title Fidei Defensor by which pope?
   
   Julius II
   Leo X
   Paul XII
   Clement VII
   
5. How many wives did Henry divorce?
   
   None
   Two
   Three
   Four
   
6. Who broke the news of Catherine Howard’s adultery to Henry?
   
   the duke of Norfolk
   the duke of Suffolk
   Thomas Cranmer
   Thomas Cromwell
   
7. Who wed Henry to his last wife, Katharine Parr?
   
   Thomas Cranmer
   John Fisher
   Stephen Gardiner
   William Warham
   
8. After Wolsey’s fall from grace, Henry took over the Cardinal’s home of York Place.  What did Henry rename the palace?
   
   Hampton Court Palace
   Nonsuch
   Oatlands
   Whitehall
   
9. On 5 April 1493, the toddler Henry received his first official office.  What was it?
   
   constable of Dover Castle
   Lord of the North
   constable of Calais
   sheriff of Leicester
   
10. Which wife is buried beside Henry VIII?
    
    Katharine of Aragon
    Jane Seymour
    Catherine Howard
    Katharine Parr
    

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