Tudor Quizzes:
Tudor Films

a scene from 'Elizabeth', 1998


1. Which actress played Queen Elizabeth I in the film 'Shakespeare in Love'
2.Which actress had an unbilled cameo role as Anne Boleyn in 'A Man for All Seasons'?
3. Which of the following Tudor films was NOT nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture?
4.Which actress played Queen Elizabeth I in the BBC miniseries 'Elizabeth R'?
5. Which actor played Robert Dudley in 'Elizabeth' and William Shakespeare in 'Shakespeare in Love'? (see picture above)
6. All of the following Tudor films were nominated for Best Costume Design at the Academy Awards.  Which film did NOT win the award?
7. In which Tudor film is Elizabeth Tudor asked, "If you were queen of England, what would you do, eh?  Would you give your admiral the opportunity to do great deeds?"
8. Which of the following actresses has NOT portrayed Anne Boleyn?
9. Which of the following actresses has NOT portrayed Mary, queen of Scots?
10. Some historical liberties are taken in the film 'Anne of the Thousand Days'.  In reality, Princess Mary Tudor was at Hatfield when her mother Katharine of Aragon died.  But in the film, where is Mary when her mother dies?


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