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Terrible Tudor's ~ Horrible Histories Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/20/2022
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Terrible Tudor's ~ Horrible Histories

A trail created by Little Roman Z & I

ISBN 978 0439 94405 2

To find full details relating to this series see GCA299R

To solve the questions below you will need the shown book/Google/some of your own history knowledge.

*all answers are correct to the books

Use the questions to create the formula for the final cache location.

Q1. Henry VII's reign ended the War of the Roses. The combined the two family emblems to create the Tudor Rose. 

a) Which family used the red rose?

A= (first letter of answer number position) (using the second digit of that number take away from 10)

b) Name the family that used the White rose?

B= Number of letters in word

Q2. How many Spanish Galleons set sail in the Spanish Armada in 1588?

C= (add each number of the answer together) + 1

Q3. How many wifes did Henry VIII have?

(This is little Roman I's question choice, his origional question idea, was how fat was King Henry VIII?)

D&E= answer -1

Q4. Which King would the Tudors have you believe was a grotesque man, he was hunch back and cruel?

F= the Roman Numerial of this King.

Final Co-ordinates ~ N51° 40.ABC W002° 42.DEF 

 

(Hints are quiet detailed, due to tree cover signal is not the best*

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jvgu lbhe onpx gb gur pnecnex, evtug bs cngu, yrsg bs Ubyyl Ohfu, oruvaq ebpx, ebbg bs ZGG

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)