Tudor Battles and Rebellions Quiz

Enjoy this fun quiz on battles and rebellions in the Tudor era.

Tudor Battles and rebellions

Q1) The Battle of Bosworth saw Henry VII defeating Richard III, but in which year did it take place?

1487

1485

1491

1490

Correct! It was on 22nd August 1485.

Wrong! It was on 22nd August 1485.

Q2) Who won the 1545 Battle of Ancrum Moor?

The Scots

The English

The Welsh

The French

Correct!

Wrong! The English force was defeated by the Scots.

Q3) Which battle ended Kett's Rebellion in 1549?

Blackheath

Kinsale

Solway Moss

Dussindale

Correct! The Earl of Warwick's forces defeated the rebels on 27th August 1549.

Wrong! It was the Battle of Dussindale. The Earl of Warwick's forces defeated the rebels on 27th August 1549.

Q4) Which queen was acting as regent when the Battle of Flodden took place?

Elizabeth of York

Catherine Parr

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Correct!

Wrong! It was Catherine of Aragon.

Q5) Which king was killed at the Battle of Flodden?

James IV of Scotland

James V of Scotland

James III of Scotland

James VI of Scotland

Correct! It took place on 9th September 1513.

Wrong! It was James IV of Scotland

Q6) In whose reign did the Battle of Yellow Ford take place?

Henry VIII

Henry VII

Elizabeth I

Edward VI

Correct! English forces were defeated by Irish forces in Ulster at the battle on 14th August 1598.

Wrong! It was the reign of Elizabeth I. English forces were defeated by Irish forces in Ulster at the battle on 14th August 1598.

Q7) At which battle were the forces of John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln defeated by those of Henry VII?

Battle of Stoke Field

Battle of Samford Courtenay

Battle of Carberry Hill

Battle of Blackheath

Correct! Lincoln had risen in support of pretender Lambert Simnel.

Wrong! It was the Battle of Stoke Field. Lincoln had risen in support of pretender Lambert Simnel.

Q8) In which county did the Pilgrimage of Grace rebellion break out in October 1536.

Yorkshire

Lancashire

Durham

Lincolnshire

Correct! It broke out in Louth, Lincolnshire.

Wrong! It broke out in Louth, Lincolnshire.

Q9) Pilgrimage of Grace rebel Robert Aske was executed by which method?

He was hanged in chains

He was hanged, drawn and quartered

He was beheaded

He was pressed to death under a heavy weight

Correct! He was hanged in chains at York in July 1537.

Wrong! He was hanged in chains at York.

Q10) The 1497 Battle of Deptford Bridge is also known as...

The Battle of Towton

Deputy's Pass

The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

The Battle of Blackheath

Correct!

Wrong! It's the Battle of Blackheath.

Q11) In which year did the Rising of the North or the Revolt of the Northern Earls take place?

1549

1569

1536

1554

Correct!

Wrong! It was 1569.

Q12) Which of these battles was part of the Rough Wooing conflict?

Battle of Solway Moss

Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

Battle of Ancrum Moor

All of the above

Correct!

Wrong! It was all of them.

Q13) Who won the Battle of the Spurs in August 1513?

The French

The Scots

The English

The Irish

Correct! It was called "the Battle of the Spurs" because the French knights, taken by surprise and realising that they were outnumbered and outmanoeuvred, fled on horseback, their spurs glinting in the sunlight.

Wrong! It was the English forces who were victorious. It was called "the Battle of the Spurs" because the French knights, taken by surprise and realising that they were outnumbered and outmanoeuvred, fled on horseback, their spurs glinting in the sunlight.