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Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset, was born in the year 1590.
Answer: True
Frances Carr was born on May 31, 1590.
Frances Carr belonged to the prominent Percy family.
Answer: False
Frances Carr belonged to the prominent Howard family, not the Percy family.
Frances Carr's paternal grandfather was the 4th Duke of Norfolk.
Answer: True
Frances Carr's paternal grandfather was Thomas, the 4th Duke of Norfolk.
Frances Carr belonged to which prominent English family?
Answer: The Howard family.
Frances Carr belonged to the prominent Howard family.
Who created the portrait miniature of Frances Howard mentioned in the source?
Answer: Isaac Oliver.
The portrait miniature of Frances Howard was created by Isaac Oliver.
What role did Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, play in relation to Frances Carr and the events surrounding her?
Answer: He was her uncle who influenced the annulment and the Lieutenant of the Tower.
Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, was Frances Carr's uncle who influenced her annulment and the Lieutenant of the Tower.
Frances Carr's first husband was Robert Carr, the 1st Earl of Somerset.
Answer: False
Frances Carr's first husband was Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex; Robert Carr was her second husband.
Frances Carr's marriage to Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, was consummated shortly after their wedding.
Answer: False
The marriage between Frances Carr and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, was not consummated shortly after their wedding.
Frances Carr sought an annulment from her first husband because she had fallen in love with Robert Carr.
Answer: True
Frances Carr sought an annulment from her first husband due to her love for Robert Carr and claimed the marriage was unconsummated.
During her annulment proceedings, Frances Carr was examined by ten matrons and two midwives who found her to be a virgin.
Answer: True
Examinations during the annulment proceedings found Frances Carr to be a virgin, supporting her claim.
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, claimed his inability to consummate the marriage was due to Frances Carr's physical attraction to him.
Answer: False
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, claimed Frances Carr's reviling him, calling him names like 'cow,' prevented consummation, not her physical attraction.
King James I's intervention was not necessary for the annulment of Frances Carr's marriage to the Earl of Essex.
Answer: False
King James I's intervention was crucial for the annulment due to Robert Carr's status as the King's favorite.
The annulment of Frances Carr's marriage to Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, was granted on September 25, 1613.
Answer: True
The annulment of Frances Carr's marriage to Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, was granted on September 25, 1613.
The annulment proceedings for Frances Carr and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, attracted little public attention.
Answer: False
The annulment proceedings attracted significant public attention, with mockery and ribald commentary.
Who was Frances Carr's first husband?
Answer: Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex.
Frances Carr's first husband was Robert Devereux, the 3rd Earl of Essex.
Why did Frances Carr seek an annulment from her first husband, Robert Devereux?
Answer: She had fallen in love with Robert Carr and claimed the marriage was unconsummated.
Frances Carr sought an annulment from her first husband because she had fallen in love with Robert Carr and claimed the marriage was unconsummated.
What was Robert Devereux's explanation for his inability to consummate his marriage with Frances Carr?
Answer: Frances Carr reviled him and called him names like 'cow.'
Robert Devereux claimed Frances Carr's reviling him, calling him names like 'cow,' prevented consummation.
What was the public perception of the annulment proceedings for Frances Carr and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex?
Answer: They attracted significant public attention, with mockery and ribald commentary.
The annulment proceedings attracted significant public attention, with mockery and ribald commentary.
Frances Carr married Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, on December 26, 1613.
Answer: True
Frances Carr married Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, on December 26, 1613.
The Masque of Flowers, performed at the wedding, depicted a scene set in France.
Answer: False
*The Masque of Flowers* depicted a scene set in Virginia, not France.
Sir Thomas Overbury opposed Frances Carr's marriage to Robert Carr because he was jealous of Robert Carr's success.
Answer: False
Sir Thomas Overbury opposed the marriage as a friend and advisor to Robert Carr, not out of jealousy of his success.
The Howard faction persuaded King James I to offer Overbury the post of Ambassador to Spain.
Answer: False
The Howard faction persuaded King James I to offer Overbury an ambassadorship to Russia, which he refused, leading to his imprisonment.
The value of the wedding presents for Frances Carr and Robert Carr's marriage was reported to be £50,000.
Answer: False
The wedding presents for Frances Carr and Robert Carr's marriage were rumored to be £10,000 or £30,000, not £50,000.
Who was Sir Thomas Overbury and why did he oppose Frances Carr's marriage to Robert Carr?
Answer: He was a close friend and advisor to Robert Carr who opposed the marriage, leading to his death.
Sir Thomas Overbury was a close friend and advisor to Robert Carr who opposed the marriage, leading to his death.
How did the Howard faction influence Sir Thomas Overbury's imprisonment?
Answer: They persuaded King James I to offer him an ambassadorship he would refuse.
The Howard faction persuaded King James I to offer Overbury an ambassadorship he would refuse, leading to his imprisonment.
What was the rumored value of the wedding presents for Frances Carr and Robert Carr's marriage?
Answer: £10,000 or £30,000.
The wedding presents for Frances Carr and Robert Carr's marriage were rumored to be £10,000 or £30,000.
Sir Thomas Overbury died in the Tower of London approximately one year before Frances Carr's annulment.
Answer: False
Sir Thomas Overbury died in the Tower of London eleven days before Frances Carr's annulment.
The investigation into Sir Thomas Overbury's death began after an apothecary's assistant confessed on his deathbed.
Answer: True
The investigation into Sir Thomas Overbury's death began after an apothecary's assistant confessed on his deathbed to supplying poisons.
Frances Carr was accused of using only white arsenic to poison Sir Thomas Overbury.
Answer: False
Frances Carr was accused of using white arsenic and mercury chloride, not just white arsenic.
Richard Weston was Overbury's keeper in the Tower and confessed to administering poison.
Answer: True
Richard Weston, Overbury's keeper in the Tower, confessed to administering poison.
Gervase Helwys, the Lieutenant of the Tower, actively reported the poisoning plot to authorities immediately.
Answer: False
Gervase Helwys did not immediately report the plot due to Frances Carr's political influence and her uncle's patronage.
Anne Turner was Frances Carr's lady-in-waiting and was involved in the murder plot.
Answer: True
Anne Turner, Frances Carr's waiting-woman, was involved in the murder plot.
Anne Turner, Richard Weston, Gervase Helwys, and James Franklin were all executed for their roles in the Overbury murder.
Answer: True
Anne Turner, Richard Weston, Gervase Helwys, and James Franklin were all hanged for their roles in the Overbury murder.
Sir Thomas Monson was convicted and executed for his involvement in the Overbury murder case.
Answer: False
Sir Thomas Monson's trial was delayed twice, and the prosecution was dropped; he was not convicted or executed.
Frances Carr pleaded not guilty during her trial for the Overbury murder.
Answer: False
Frances Carr admitted her complicity in the Overbury murder during her trial, rather than pleading not guilty.
Robert Carr was found guilty of directly administering poison to Sir Thomas Overbury.
Answer: False
Robert Carr was found guilty as an accessory after the deed, not for directly administering poison.
Who was Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset, primarily known for?
Answer: Her involvement in a notorious scandal and murder case.
Frances Carr is primarily known for her central role in a notorious scandal and murder case involving Sir Thomas Overbury.
What event initiated the investigation into Sir Thomas Overbury's death?
Answer: An apothecary's assistant's deathbed confession of being paid to supply poisons.
The investigation into Sir Thomas Overbury's death was initiated by an apothecary's assistant's deathbed confession of supplying poisons.
Which of the following substances was Frances Carr accused of using to poison Sir Thomas Overbury?
Answer: White arsenic and mercury chloride.
Frances Carr was accused of using white arsenic and mercury chloride to poison Sir Thomas Overbury.
Who was Richard Weston in the context of the Overbury murder?
Answer: Overbury's keeper in the Tower, bribed by the Countess.
Richard Weston was Overbury's keeper in the Tower and was bribed by the Countess to administer poison.
Why did Gervase Helwys, the Lieutenant of the Tower, not take action against Frances Carr despite knowing about the poisoning plot?
Answer: He was influenced by Frances Carr's political power and her uncle's patronage.
Gervase Helwys was influenced by Frances Carr's political power and her uncle's patronage, leading him not to act immediately against the plot.
What was the fate of Anne Turner, Richard Weston, Gervase Helwys, and James Franklin?
Answer: They were found guilty as accessories to murder and hanged.
Anne Turner, Richard Weston, Gervase Helwys, and James Franklin were found guilty as accessories to murder and were hanged.
What happened to Sir Thomas Monson regarding the Overbury murder case?
Answer: His trial was delayed twice, and the prosecution was dropped.
Sir Thomas Monson's trial was delayed twice, and the prosecution was dropped.
What was Frances Carr's plea during her trial for the Overbury murder?
Answer: She admitted her complicity in the crime.
Frances Carr admitted her complicity in the Overbury murder during her trial.
Frances Carr died in London at the age of 42.
Answer: True
Frances Carr died on August 23, 1632, at the age of 42.
Frances Carr was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Answer: False
Frances Carr was buried on August 27, 1632, in Saffron Walden, Essex.
Frances Carr and Robert Carr were pardoned and released from the Tower of London in January 1622.
Answer: True
Frances Carr and Robert Carr were pardoned and released from the Tower of London in January 1622.
Frances Carr and Robert Carr had two children together.
Answer: False
Frances Carr and Robert Carr had one daughter, Anne.
Anne Carr, the daughter of Frances Carr, married William Russell, the 1st Duke of Bedford.
Answer: True
Anne Carr, daughter of Frances Carr, married William Russell, the 1st Duke of Bedford.
When and where did Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset, die?
Answer: August 23, 1632, in Chiswick, London.
Frances Carr died on August 23, 1632, at the age of 42 in Chiswick, London.
When were Frances Carr and Robert Carr pardoned and released from the Tower of London?
Answer: January 1622.
Frances Carr and Robert Carr were pardoned and released from the Tower of London in January 1622.
How many children did Frances Carr and Robert Carr have together?
Answer: One.
Frances Carr and Robert Carr had one daughter, Anne.
Who was responsible for caring for Anne Carr while her mother, Frances Carr, was imprisoned?
Answer: Her aunt, Lady Knollys (Elizabeth Howard).
Anne Carr was cared for by her aunt, Lady Knollys (Elizabeth Howard), while her mother was imprisoned.
Frances Carr is the ten-times-great grandmother of which modern-day actress?
Answer: Celia Imrie.
Frances Carr is the ten-times-great grandmother of actress Celia Imrie.