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Wars of the Roses Quiz

Claire Ridgway
The Battle of Tewkesbury, as illustrated in the Ghent manuscript

Have fun with these 13 questions on the Wars of the Roses.

Wars of the Roses

Q1) Authors Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir and Sarah Gristwood have relabelled the Wars of the Roses as...

The Hundred Years' War

The Cousins' War

The Quarrel of the Two Roses

The Plantagenet Wars

Correct!
They call it "the Cousins' War".

Q2) Which royal house used the white rose as its badge?

The House of York

The House of Lancaster

The House of Tudor

The House of Lannister

Correct!
Wrong, it was used by the House of York.

Q3) In what year did Henry VI become king?

1420

1427

1422

1421

Correct, he was just 8 1/2 months old when his father Henry V died on 31 August 1422.
Wrong, he became king on 31 August 1422 at the age of 8 1/2 months, on the death of his father Henry V.

Q4) Who was Henry VI's queen consort?

Margaret Beaufort

Elizabeth Woodville

Cecily Neville

Margaret of Anjou

Correct, they married in 1445.
Wrong, it was Margaret of Anjou. They married in 1445.

Q5) In what year was Henry VI first deposed by Edward of York, who became Edward IV?

1461

1463

1469

1470

Correct!
Wrong, it was in 1461.

Q6) In what year was Edward IV deposed and Henry VI returned to the throne?

1465

1470

1467

1469

Correct, following the defection of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and his victory over Edward at the Battle of Edgecote Moor.
Wrong, it was in 1469, following the defection of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and his victory over Edward at the Battle of Edgecote Moor.

Q7) Edward IV recovered his crown in 1471 following his victory at which battle?

Tewkesbury

Towton

Ludford Bridge

Northampton

Correct! It took place on 4 May 1471.
Wrong, it was the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471.

Q8) Edward IV died in April 1483 and was succeeded by...

Richard III

Henry VII

Edward V

Henry VIII

Correct! Edward V was only 12 and his uncle Richard III claimed the crown in June 1483.
Wrong, it was his 12 year-old son Edward V, although he only reigned until June 1483 when Richard III claimed the throne.

Q9) The "Princes in the Tower" were...

Edward V and Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Edward VI and Richard, Duke of York

Edward V and Henry, Duke of Buckingham

Edward V and Richard, Duke of York

Correct! They were the sons of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
Wrong. They were Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, sons of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.

Q10) Who was Richard III married to?

Anne Neville

Cecily Neville

Elizabeth of York

Elizabeth Woodville

Correct! Anne was the daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, the "Kingmaker".
Wrong. He was married to Anne Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, the "Kingmaker"

Q11) Before he became king, Richard III was Duke of...

York

Buckingham

Gloucester

Richmond

Correct!
Wrong, he was Duke of Gloucester.

Q12) It was claimed that Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was not valid because Edward had been pre-contracted to Lady...

Anne de Beauchamp

Isabella Neville

Alice Montagu

Eleanor Butler

Correct! Eleanor was the daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.
Wrong, it was Lady Eleanor Butler, daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.

Q13) In what year did Henry Tudor defeat Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?

1485

1491

1477

1484

Correct! It was on 22 August 1485.
Wrong, it was on 22 August 1485.

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