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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The 20 questions

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

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

  2. Whom did the pretender Lambert Simnel claim to be when crowned in Dublin in 1487?

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

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

    • Blore Heath
    • Bosworth
    • Stoke
    • Barnet

  4. Which pretender claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, against Henry VII?

    • Perkin Warbeck
    • Lambert Simnel
    • Ralph Grey
    • John de la Pole

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

    • Earl of Warwick
    • Earl of Lincoln
    • Duke of Suffolk
    • Lord Stanley

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

    • Richard III
    • Henry Tudor
    • Duke of Buckingham
    • Duke of Clarence

  7. What happened to the two young princes kept in the Tower in 1483?

    • Escaped abroad
    • Died of plague
    • They disappeared
    • Executed publicly

  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 against Henry VII in 1489?

    • Taxes for Scotland
    • Religious changes
    • Enclosure of land
    • Taxes for Brittany

  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 1497 Cornish rebellion against Henry VII?

    • Cornish language ban
    • Taxes for Scottish war
    • Enclosure riots
    • Bounty on rebels

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

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

  17. What primarily brought political stability during Edward IV's second reign?

    • Alliance with France
    • Lancastrian rivals eliminated
    • Defeat of the Scots
    • Royal tax reforms

  18. How did Henry VII primarily weaken foreign support for Yorkist pretenders?

    • By invading France
    • By excommunicating rebels
    • By abolishing taxes
    • Through diplomatic treaties

  19. What was the main long-term impact of the Wars of the Roses on the monarchy?

    • Central authority strengthened
    • Nobility ruled directly
    • Parliament gained power
    • Monarchy was abolished

  20. How did the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower affect Richard III?

    • Improved foreign trade
    • Undermined noble support
    • Strengthened parliament
    • Secured the throne

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