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