Stuart History Quiz

Queen Elizabeth I had no nephews or nieces. Her siblings all died childless.

The Queen's only brother was her half-brother, King Edward VI, who died at fifteen years of age in 1553.

Elizabeth and James were both descendants of the first Tudor monarch, King Henry VII. Elizabeth was his granddaughter and James was his great-great-grandson.

The translation of the Bible began in 1604!

1605 was the year of the famous Gunpowder Plot!

It was printed by the King's printer, Robert Barker, and was the third approved translation of the Bible into English!

Shakespeare is not buried in what has become known as Poet's Corner!

William is buried in Holy Trinity Church, which lies on the bank of the river Avon.

While Shakespeare set a play in Windsor, The Merry Wives Of Windsor, he is not buried here!

It was the king's grandson, Charles II, who suffered from Syphilis!

Scrofula, a form of tubercolosis, was called "The King's Evil" and it was believed that a monarch's touch could cure the disease!

While not all experts agree, some are of the opinion King James suffered from this rare hereditary disease as one of his health problems was purple urine, a classic symptom of the disease. His descandant, King George III, is also thought to have suffered from it.