Y106.1 Henry VII: government and threats to his rule Quiz: OCR History, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which battle in 1485 marked the defeat of Richard III and Henry VII's accession?

   • Battle of Barnet
   • Battle of Bosworth
   • Battle of Stoke
   • Battle of Tewkesbury

2. Who did Lambert Simnel impersonate during his 1487 rebellion against Henry VII?

   • Duke of York
   • Earl of Lincoln
   • Edward V
   • Earl of Warwick

3. Which battle in 1487 is often considered the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses?

   • Battle of Bosworth
   • Battle of Flodden
   • Battle of Blackheath
   • Battle of Stoke

4. Which Yorkist pretender claimed to be Richard, Duke of York?

   • John de la Pole
   • Perkin Warbeck
   • William Stanley
   • Lambert Simnel

5. Who was the Dowager Duchess of Burgundy who actively supported both Simnel and Warbeck?

   • Margaret of Burgundy
   • Catherine of Aragon
   • Elizabeth of York
   • Margaret Beaufort

6. What was the primary cause of the 1489 Yorkshire Rebellion against Henry VII?

   • Religious changes
   • Enclosure of land
   • Parliamentary tax levies
   • Succession disputes

7. What taxation caused the Cornish rebels to march towards London in 1497?

   • Benevolences
   • Ship money
   • Tunnage and poundage
   • Scottish border taxes

8. Which legal instrument was used by Henry VII to enforce financial penalties on unruly nobles?

   • Star Chamber decrees
   • Bonds and recognisances
   • Prerogative writs
   • Bills of attainder

9. Which council offshoot, led by Bray and later Empson and Dudley, enforced feudal rights?

   • Star Chamber
   • Court of Requests
   • Privy Council
   • Council Learned

10. Which body managed royal finances directly under Henry VII, shifting control away from the Exchequer?

    • The Chamber
    • The Wardrobe
    • The Treasury
    • The Chancery

11. Which tribunal, strengthened by an Act of Parliament in 1487, dealt with nobility misconduct?

    • High Court
    • Star Chamber
    • Common Pleas
    • King's Bench

12. What measure passed by Parliament stripped convicted traitors of their titles and estates?

    • Statutes of Livery
    • Pragmatic Sanctions
    • Acts of Attainder
    • Bonds of law

13. Which foreign ruler provided military backing to Perkin Warbeck and invaded northern England in 1496?

    • Philip of Burgundy
    • James IV
    • Ferdinand of Aragon
    • Charles VIII

14. Which local government officials saw their powers expanded significantly under Henry VII?

    • Lords Lieutenant
    • Justices of the Peace
    • Bailiffs
    • Sheriffs

15. How did Henry VII primarily limit the dangerous practice of noble armies called retaining?

    • Feudal dues
    • Acts of Resumption
    • Royal pardons
    • Statutes of Livery

16. Which member of Henry VII’s inner council was executed shortly after Henry VIII came to power?

    • Thomas Howard
    • Sir Reginald Bray
    • John Morton
    • Sir Richard Empson

17. Which rebellion in 1486 was led by former supporters of Richard III seeking to ambush the King?

    • Yorkshire Rebellion
    • Wyatt's Rebellion
    • Cornish Rebellion
    • Lovell and Stafford

18. Which Yorkist claimant fled to the Continent in 1501?

    • Thomas Howard
    • Edward Plantagenet
    • John Morton
    • Edmund de la Pole

19. What administrative area was created in the royal household in 1495 after Sir William Stanley's treason?

    • Council Learned
    • Court of Requests
    • Privy Chamber
    • Star Chamber

20. To what date did Henry VII backdate his reign prior to the Battle of Bosworth?

    • 21 August 1485
    • 30 October 1485
    • 1 September 1485
    • 22 August 1485

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