History quiz: Christmas with Henry VIII and his wives

History quiz: Christmas with Henry VIII and his wives We all may think we know about Henry VIII and his six wives. But how much do you really know? And what about Henry VIII, his wives and Tudor festivities over the Christmas period? Why not try this multiple-choice quiz put together by Alison Weir to test your knowledge?

Where did Henry VIII traditionally like to celebrate Christmas? During Tudor Christmas festivities, a special cake would be made for Twelfth Night containing what? During Henry VIII’s reign, mummers regularly performed plays on St George and the Dragon on Christmas Eve. True or false? How many Christmases did Henry VIII and Katherine Howard spend together? Henry VIII met Anne of Cleves for the first time during the Christmas/new year period of 1540. True or false? Henry, the first child of Henry and Katherine of Aragon who sadly died 7 weeks after his birth, was born on: Katherine of Aragon’s first Christmas as queen in 1509 saw the earliest recorded pageant of Henry VIII’s reign. This was themed on Robin Hood and his Merry Men. True or false? "I saw a king and a princess dancing before my face, more like a god and a goddess". The poet John Skelton wrote this about Henry VIII and…? Better luck next time The second in Alison Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series, Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession, is available now in hardback and ebook . It’s out in paperback on 11 January 2018. The second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series, Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession is an unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you.

Not bad… The second in Alison Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series, Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession, is available now in hardback and ebook . It’s out in paperback on 11 January 2018. The second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series, Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession is an unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you.

Amazing! The second in Alison Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series, Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession, is available now in hardback and ebook . It’s out in paperback on 11 January 2018. The second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series, Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession is an unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you.