Bosworth

Question 1

Richard III reign dates

Answer 1

1483-1485

Question 2

Henry VII reign dates

Answer 2

1485-1509

Question 3

Wars of the Roses

Answer 3

1455-1485

Question 4

Edward IV dies

Answer 4

1483

Question 5

Princes taken into custody

Answer 5

1483

Question 6

Princes in the Tower disappear

Answer 6

1483

Question 7

Richard proclaims himself king

Answer 7

1483

Question 8

Henry Tudor lands at Milford Haven in Wales

Answer 8

7th August 1485

Question 9

Position of Yorkist camp

Answer 9

Ambion Hill

Question 10

Battle of Bosworth

Answer 10

22nd August 1485

Question 11

Yorkist commanders

Answer 11

Richard III, Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Northumberland

Question 12

Yorkist overall troop number

Answer 12

10,000

Question 13

Yorkist troop type

Answer 13

• Infantry (5,000)
• Longbowmen (1,000)
• Cavalry (4,000)
• Artillery (4 pieces)

Question 14

Yorkist casualties

Answer 14

1,200 (including the King)

Question 15

Lancastrian commanders

Answer 15

Henry Tudor, Earl of Oxford, Earl of Pembroke

Question 16

Lancastrian overall troop number

Answer 16

5,000

Question 17

Lancastrian troop type

Answer 17

• Infantry (4,000)
• Cavalry (1,000)

Question 18

Lancastrian casualties

Answer 18

300

Question 19

Lord Thomas Stanley troop type and number

Answer 19

6,000 in total: 4,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry

Question 20

Who did Stanley help at the end of the battle?

Answer 20

Henry Tudor