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