Q 01/05

Where was Henry born in June 1491?

A) Greenwich

B) Richmond

C) Westminster

D) Windsor

Answer · why

A) Greenwich

Henry was born at Greenwich Palace (Placentia) on 28 June 1491, the second son of Henry VII, and was never expected to reign.

Q 02/05

Which elder brother of Henry died in 1502, only 20 weeks after marrying his Spanish bride?

A) Arthur, Prince of Wales

B) Edmund, Duke of Somerset

C) Edward, Duke of Cornwall

D) Richard, Duke of York

Answer · why

A) Arthur, Prince of Wales

Arthur, Prince of Wales, died at Ludlow on 2 April 1502, about twenty weeks after his wedding; ten-year-old Henry inherited his title and, eventually,...

Q 03/05

At the age of two, Henry was appointed to which post?

A) Constable of Dover Castle

B) Bishop of Winchester

C) Master of the Horse

D) Admiral of the Fleet

Answer · why

A) Constable of Dover Castle

In 1493, aged about two, Henry was made Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports; Henry VII heaped offices on the infant rather t...

Q 04/05

How old was Henry when he succeeded his father in April 1509?

A) 17

B) 21

C) 23

D) 19

Answer · why

A) 17

Born 28 June 1491, Henry was 17 when Henry VII died on 21 April 1509; within weeks he announced he would marry his brother's widow after all.

Q 05/05

Which two unpopular ministers of his father did Henry arrest after his coronation and execute in 1510?

A) More and Fisher

B) Empson and Dudley

C) Foxe and Fox

D) Wolsey and Warham

Answer · why

B) Empson and Dudley

Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley, Henry VII's hated tax collectors, were arrested in 1509, attainted for treason and beheaded on Tower Hill in August ...