The Consolidation of power

Question 1

What did England experience in the 15th century?

Answer 1

Political instability

Question 2

What had the unsuccessful reign of Henry VII resulted in?

Answer 2

The Wars of the Roses

Question 3

Who was the Wars of the Roses between?

Answer 3

The royal houses of york and Lancaster

Question 4

What happened between 1455 and 1485?

Answer 4

England suffered from 30 years of intermittent civil war and five violent changes of monarch

Question 5

How did Henry Tudor successfully seize the throne?

Answer 5

Due to the unpopularity of the Yorkist king Richard III Henry Tudor was able to seize the throne at the Battle of Bosworth.

Question 6

When was the Battle of Bosworth?

Answer 6

In August 1485

Question 7

How was Henry Tudor’s claim to the throne weak? (3)

Answer 7

1) He was descended through the female line, through his mother Lady Margret Beaufort.
2) The Beaufort line came from John of Gaunt’s third wife ; their son had been born before their marriage and many considered him illegitimate.
3) Henry was a Lancastrian claimant only because there was no other suitable candidate.