List of Keepers of the Records in the Tower of London - Quiz
  • 1. Who was the Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London under Elizabeth I?
A) Michael Heneage
B) Sir Henry Stafford
C) Thomas Heneage
D) William Bowyer
  • 2. In which year did Michael Heneage and Thomas Heneage jointly become Keepers of the Records?
A) 1567
B) 1601
C) 1576
D) 1623
  • 3. Who was appointed as Keeper alongside William Lambarde in 1601?
A) Peter Proby
B) Henry Elsynge
C) John Borough
D) Robert Bowyer
  • 4. Which two individuals served jointly as Keepers from 1604 to 1612?
A) John Borough and William Prynne
B) William Lambarde and Peter Proby
C) Robert Bowyer and Henry Elsynge
D) Michael Heneage and Thomas Heneage
  • 5. Who was the Keeper of the Records appointed by the Long Parliament in 1651?
A) Henry Elsynge
B) Robert Bowyer
C) John Selden
D) William Ryley
  • 6. Who served as Keeper from 1660 to 1669?
A) William Petyt
B) Algernon May
C) William Prynne
D) Robert Brady
  • 7. Which Keeper served from 1730 to 1754?
A) David Polhill
B) William Hay
C) Richard Topham
D) John Anstis
  • 8. Who was the Keeper of the Records from 1819 to 1840?
A) Samuel Lysons
B) John Shelley
C) Thomas Astle
D) Henry Petrie
  • 9. In which year did John Anstis serve as Keeper of the Records?
A) 1707
B) 1712
C) 1730
D) 1754
  • 10. Which Keeper served from 1755 to 1783?
A) Henry Petrie
B) John Shelley
C) Samuel Lysons
D) Thomas Astle
  • 11. Who was the Keeper of the Records from 1689 to around 1707?
A) William Petyt
B) Richard Topham
C) David Polhill
D) John Anstis
  • 12. Who was the Keeper of the Records from 1686 to 1689?
A) Richard Topham
B) William Petyt
C) John Anstis
D) Robert Brady
  • 13. Who served as Keeper from 1803 to 1819?
A) Thomas Astle
B) Samuel Lysons
C) Henry Petrie
D) William Prynne
  • 14. Who was the parliamentary appointee Keeper in 1643?
A) Henry Elsynge
B) Robert Bowyer
C) William Ryley
D) John Selden
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