December 16: Tudor Thomases Quiz

Thank you to my dear friend (and Tudor Society membership secretary), Catherine Brooks for creating this fun quiz for Anne Boleyn Files followers. Catherine also runs the Tudor Tracker Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/TudorTracker - so do follow her.

Over to Catherine

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In the late Medieval and Tudor period, most men seemed to have been called Thomas (with a few Henrys and Edwards here and there). See if you can identify which Thomas is which, from the clues. If you’re not sure, writing Thomas to try and get half a point doesn’t count!

1. Father, John, killed fighting for Richard III at Bosworth Field

2. Uncle of two of Henry VIII’s Queens, both of whom were unjustly beheaded

3. Executed for moving against Elizabeth I, in favour of Mary Queen of Scots

4. Fourth husband of Dowager Queen, Katherine Parr

5. Uncle of Henry VIII’s best friend, Charles

6. Founded Christ Church College, Oxford

7. Statesman often credited with orchestrating the downfall of Anne Boleyn

8. Author of ‘Utopia’

9. ‘Affectionately’ known as ‘Call me Risley’ in Hilary Mantel’s ‘Wolf Hall’ trilogy

10. Father in Law of Jane, Lady Rochford

11. Stepfather of Henry VII

12. Also known as Lord Burghley

13. 6th Earl of Northumberland, executed for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace

14. Brother in Law of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

15. Made Chancellor of the Exchequer under Henry VII in 1485

16. Bishop of Durham from 1509-23

17. Eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville from her first marriage

18. Father of the queen who ‘Survived’

19. English composer of ‘If Ye Love Me’

20. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 - 56