Lesson 2B.2.1

2B.2.1 Fall of the House of York, 1471–1499 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 13

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Lesson 2B.2.1, Fall of the House of York, 1471–1499: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 13: 2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499, written with Revision Ninja.

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  1. Which Yorkist king was known by the motto and epithet 'The Sun in Splendour'?

    • Henry VII
    • Edward V
    • Richard III
    • Edward IV

  2. Which claim did Lambert Simnel pretend to be when crowned in Dublin in 1487?

    • Henry VI, the deposed Lancastrian king
    • Edward, Earl of Warwick, the nephew of Edward IV
    • Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower
    • Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset

  3. Which battle, fought in June 1487, defeated the army of Lambert Simnel and his supporters?

    • Blore Heath
    • Bosworth
    • Stoke
    • Barnet

  4. Which pretender, backed by Margaret of Burgundy, claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower?

    • Francis Lovell
    • Lambert Simnel
    • Edmund de la Pole
    • Perkin Warbeck

  5. Which Yorkist claimant was executed alongside Perkin Warbeck in 1499?

    • Edmund de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk
    • Francis Lovell, last Yorkist rebel
    • Edward, Earl of Warwick, the rival claimant
    • Thomas Stafford, Duke of Buckingham

  6. Who usurped the English throne in June 1483 after the death of Edward IV?

    • Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham
    • Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III
    • Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond
    • Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset

  7. What became of the two young princes in the Tower of London in 1483?

    • They were sent into exile in Burgundy with their mother
    • They disappeared, and their fate has never been fully established
    • They were executed on the orders of Henry VII in 1485
    • They were crowned as joint kings to end the succession dispute

  8. Which rebellion against Richard III in October 1483 was led by the Duke of Buckingham?

    • Buckingham's rebellion
    • The Cornish rising
    • The Yorkshire Uprising
    • The Lovell revolt

  9. Which battle on 22 August 1485 ended the reign of Richard III and brought Henry Tudor to power?

    • Barnet
    • Stoke Field
    • Bosworth Field
    • Tewkesbury

  10. Whom did Henry VII marry in January 1486 to unite the Lancastrian and Yorkist lines?

    • Anne of Brittany
    • Margaret Beaufort
    • Cecily Neville
    • Elizabeth of York

  11. Which Yorkist noble rebelled against Henry VII in 1486 and later fled to Flanders?

    • Thomas Grey
    • Richard Fox
    • Henry Percy
    • Francis Lovell

  12. What triggered the Yorkshire Uprising of 1489 against Henry VII?

    • A demand for new taxes to fund war with Scotland
    • A proclamation against the Yorkist succession
    • The arrest of the Archbishop of York for treason
    • The seizure of the northern estates by the Scots

  13. Margaret of Burgundy, a key supporter of Yorkist pretenders against Henry VII, was the sister of which king?

    • Henry VII
    • Edward V
    • Henry VI
    • Edward IV

  14. In which city was Perkin Warbeck executed in 1499?

    • York
    • Canterbury
    • London
    • Bristol

  15. What was the main cause of the Cornish rising of 1497 against Henry VII?

    • Anger over new taxation for war with Scotland
    • The loss of Calais to the French
    • Opposition to the Church and the English Reformation
    • A demand for the return of the Lancastrian estates

  16. Which Scottish king gave support to Perkin Warbeck's claim in 1495?

    • James I
    • James III
    • James IV
    • James II

  17. Which best explains why Edward IV's regime was relatively stable between 1471 and 1483?

    • The Pope recognised the Yorkist claim in 1471 and gave Edward IV the right to rule
    • The Lancastrian pretenders were all killed, and the nobility accepted Edward's firm rule and his court patronage
    • The French king paid Edward a yearly pension and so kept England out of war
    • Parliament was abolished in 1472 and the king ruled without any council

  18. Which best explains why Henry VII survived the Yorkist challenges of 1486 to 1499?

    • He had the support of the Church, which declared Yorkist claimants to be heretics
    • The French king gave Henry a permanent army of mercenaries
    • Richard III's supporters continued to rule the north on his behalf
    • He controlled the army and the nobility, and he used diplomacy to isolate the pretenders' foreign backers

  19. Which best evaluates the impact of the Wars of the Roses on English society by 1499?

    • The wars had no effect, since most of the fighting took place in France
    • The wars destroyed the English economy and led to a depression that lasted until 1550
    • The wars made the crown permanently weaker and caused a rapid rise in the power of the regions
    • The wars strengthened central royal authority, although the impact on trade and local government varied

  20. Why was the fate of the Princes in the Tower important for Richard III's legitimacy?

    • Their disappearance strengthened his support among Yorkists who had been loyal to the Lancastrian line
    • Their disappearance was seen as proof of usurpation and damaged his support among the nobility
    • Their proclamation as heirs made Richard a regent with limited powers
    • Their survival meant that Richard's claim to the throne was never disputed

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