He was seventeen on becoming king as it was before his birthday

I knew most, but the shocker was the number executed. I thought it was 7,000. Of course the war of religions was going on everywhere in Europe, but 70,000! I wonder how that compares to Bloody Mary.

I didn't miss any because I've read everything I could get my hands on to answer "one" question.  Did Anne Boleyn ever really love Henry?  She had been madly in love with Percy but it was broken up by Wolsey who thought she was beneath Percy.   Some biographers say the king forced wolsey's hand; other biographers say it was Wolsey's doing.  Anne Boleyn promised Wolsey she would get even and she did.  But I never found out anywhere if she really and truly loved Henry or did she not have a choice.  After all, he was a selfish king he wouldn't care who she loved.   I believe that Henry saw how much in love they were and became envious.  He was the king and he should have everything, including their love.

I got 15 out of 20, quite surprising as it's 50 years since I was at Grammar School

The prophecy by that priest never actually happened. I have heard that his coffin was heavily decorated with pearls and a thick layer of black fur was placed on top. It would be impossible for a lot of dogs to even open the coffin. The coffin was placed inside the church and the monk who “witnessed” everything hated Henry VIII and was a Catholic. His body never exploded too. People are just saying that because he was a bad person, I got them all right :F

Missed only 1. I was not aware he was raised to enter the clergy. Becoming a knight seemed more his style. Thanks for the quiz!

I missed 1-the number of executions.  But, as an American, I think  that’s probably better than most of my fellow Americans would do.  I became interested in British Royal history, when I read my first historical novel—about Elizabeth of York.  The Tudor dynasty, to me, is the most fascinating period.  Fun quiz-thanks!

Actually if you asked Henry how many wives did he have he would have said two (strictly 3). His marriages to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves were annulled, so Henry would not have included them in his wives. I don’t think his marriage to Catherine Howard was annulled- so legally she would have been included. Henry would have said his wives were Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr.

Henry did not seek a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, he sought an annulment- a declaration he had not been lawfully married to her. The Pope did grant this (probably because he was effectively under siege from Catherine’s nephew the Holy Roman Emperor at the time). Had it been a divorce Catherine might have agreed because her daughter would have still been considered legitimate. Henry broke away from Rome so he could declare himself the Head of the Church in England and grant himself the annulment.

Also, and I am being picky, I don’t think Henry actually had 70,000 people executed. That may well be the number of executions, but that vast majority would have been executions for common crimes, not political offences. Therefore be sentences of execution passed by lower ranked judges and magistrates. These poor unfortunates would have been executed with no input from the monarch. They were very brutal times.

Did well questions were too fast to read but plenty of time to answer

I aced this one!...YAY!

Henry V11 th died in April 1509 when Henry V 111th was 17 years old.  His 18th birthday  birthday was in June .

I got them All right

I’m a Tudor genius….yay me!  I read my first Royal Historical Novel when I was 12, about Elizabeth of York. I’m  now…old.. been fascinated by British Royal History for a very long time & the Tudor period is the most fascinating.  I’m American, so…..we didn’t get much British Royal History in school!

19/20! 😊

Got them all right this time

17 out of 20. Not bad. I found the questions were very fast  not long displaying, I mean.

20/20

14/20

17 out of 20.

I got 20/20