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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) Sir Henry Stafford
B) Michael Heneage
C) William Bowyer
D) Thomas Heneage
  • 2. In which year did Michael Heneage and Thomas Heneage jointly become Keepers of the Records?
A) 1567
B) 1576
C) 1623
D) 1601
  • 3. Who was appointed as Keeper alongside William Lambarde in 1601?
A) Robert Bowyer
B) Peter Proby
C) John Borough
D) Henry Elsynge
  • 4. Which two individuals served jointly as Keepers from 1604 to 1612?
A) John Borough and William Prynne
B) Michael Heneage and Thomas Heneage
C) Robert Bowyer and Henry Elsynge
D) William Lambarde and Peter Proby
  • 5. Who was the Keeper of the Records appointed by the Long Parliament in 1651?
A) Henry Elsynge
B) John Selden
C) Robert Bowyer
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) Richard Topham
B) William Hay
C) John Anstis
D) David Polhill
  • 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) 1754
C) 1730
D) 1712
  • 10. Which Keeper served from 1755 to 1783?
A) Samuel Lysons
B) John Shelley
C) Thomas Astle
D) Henry Petrie
  • 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) Richard Topham
B) William Petyt
C) Robert Brady
D) John Anstis
  • 13. Who served as Keeper from 1803 to 1819?
A) William Prynne
B) Thomas Astle
C) Henry Petrie
D) Samuel Lysons
  • 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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