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Topic Tests Flashcards

Multiple choice test questions given at the end of workbooks

1
Q

Who was in charge of affairs in France until his death in 1435?
- Humphrey Duke of Gloucester
- Cardinal Beaufort
- John Duke of Bedford

A

John Duke of Bedford

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2
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In which year was Suffolk appointed to the king’s council?
- 1421
- 1429
- 1431

A

1431

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3
Q

Jack Cade’s alias was….
- John Mortimer
- John Beaufort
- John Plantagenet

A

John Mortimer

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Why was Adam Moleyns murdered?
- He had underpaid sailors
- He committed treason
- He was a rebel in Cade’s rebellion

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He had underpaid sailors

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5
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Who was NOT killed at the First Battle of St Albans?
- Northumberland
- Somerset
- Lord Egremont

A

Lord Egremont

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6
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What did Thomas Younge demand during a meeting of parliament in May 1451?
- York be recognised as Henry VI’s heir presumptive
- York be made Lord Protector of England
- York be restored to his former position in France

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York be recognised as Henry VI’s heir presumptive

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7
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Which was NOT a pairing at Loveday?
- Warwick and Exeter
- Somerset and Salisbury
- Bonville and York

A

Bonville and York

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8
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What did York and Warwick do to repent for the slaughter at St Albans?
- Pay for St Albans Abbey to sing masses for the dead
- Pay 4000 marks in promise of peace
- Offer part of their land to bereaved families

A

Pay for St Albans Abbey to sing masses for the dead

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9
Q

Which elderly Lancastrian was sent to the battlefield at Blore Heath?
- Owen Tudor
- Lord Audley
- Thomas Egremont

A

Lord Audley

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10
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An Italian visitor writing two weeks after Towton, said of Edward, “Words fail me to relate how much the common people love and adore him, as if he were their…”
- King
- Hero
- God

A

God

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11
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How many days archers service could London’s donations to Edward pay for?
- 13
- 20
- 26

A

20

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12
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What is Edward known as by his followers?
- Good Duke of York
- The rightful heir
- The Rose of Rouen

A

The Rose of Rouen

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13
Q

Which battle came first?
- Mortimers Cross
- Second Battle of St Albans
- Towton

A

Mortimers Cross

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14
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When did Edward proclaim himself King?
- 3.3.1461
- 2.2.1461
- 17.2.1461

A

3.3.1461

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15
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How long did Edward give supporters of Henry VI to submit to him?
- Three days
- One week
- Ten days

A

Ten days

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16
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Which French King did Edward ally himself with in 1461?
- Charles VII
- Louis XI
- Charles V

A

Louis XI

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17
Q

How did Edward show his royal authority in March?
- He accepted the crown but refused the sceptre.
- He accepted the sceptre but refused the crown.
- He was coronated and given the sceptre in Westminster after his arrival in London

A

He accepted the sceptre but refused the crown.

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18
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What was Edward Prince of Wales’ role in the Second Battle of St Albans?
- He helped recover his father, Henry VI, from Yorkist forces
- He led the Lancastrian army alongside his mother
- He pronounced death sentences on the captured Yorkist troops.

A

He pronounced death sentences on the captured Yorkist troops.

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19
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Which of the areas was Lancastrian supporting at the Battle of Towton?
- London
- Shropshire
- Nottinghamshire

A

Nottinghamshire

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20
Q

Which castle did Edward Duke of York control near the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross?
- Ludlow
- Wigmore
- Hereford

A

Wigmore

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21
Q

Who replaced Suffolk as Henry’s chief councillor, despite surrendering Caen in 1450?
- Edmund, Duke of Somerset
- John, Duke of Somerset
- Henry, Cardinal Beaufort

A

Edmund, Duke of Somerset

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22
Q

What is the definition of a revisionist view of history?
- a historical interpretation that emerges in opposition to the traditional interpretation
- the original historical interpretation
- a historical interpretation that was formed after the time

A

a historical interpretation that emerges in opposition to the traditional interpretation

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23
Q

Which of these events came first?
- Loss of Normandy after the Siege of Caen
- Start of Cade’s rebellion
- Murder of the Duke of Suffolk

A

Murder of the Duke of Suffolk

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24
Q

At which battle was Shrewsbury killed and English control of Gascony lost?
- Castillon
- Orleans
- Patay

A

Castillon

25
Q

Who did Henry pardon after committing six counts of treason?
- Thomas Kerver
- William de la Pole
- Edmund Beaufort

A

Thomas Kerver

26
Q

How much was the Duke of Orleans released for in 1453?
- 100,000 marks
- Nothing
- A belated dowry payment to Henry

A

Nothing

27
Q

In the source question the ___________ paragraph comes first
- Strongest in support of the question
- Strongest in provenance
- Least in support of the question

A

Strongest in support of the question

28
Q

In their demands who did the Cade rebels blame for their anger?
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Henry’s councillors

A

Henry’s councillors

29
Q

What is patronage?
- The granting of titles, lands or offices as a sign of royal favour.
- The recovery of all property to the crown that had been granted away
- A legislature declaring a person, or a group of people, guilty of some crime, and punishing them, often without a trial

A

The granting of titles, lands or offices as a sign of royal favour.

30
Q

Which of the following ISN’T an example of patronage:
- Elevation of Buckingham to Duke
- Endowment of King’s College
- Marriage to Margaret of Anjou

A

Marriage to Margaret of Anjou

31
Q

Who was Henry VI’s mother?
- Catherine of Valois
- Joan Beaufort
- Margaret of Anjou

A

Catherine of Valois

32
Q

What was the name of the failed Anglo-French peace conference held in 1435?
- Congress of Orleans
- Congress of Troyes
- Congress of Arras

A

Congress of Arras

33
Q

Which did not occur in 1452?
- Recapture of Bordeaux by Earl of Shrewsbury
- Defeat of York at Dartford
- Birth of Prince Edward

A

Birth of Prince Edward

34
Q

Who attacked a Neville wedding party at Heworth Moor?
- Lord Egremont
- Duke of Northumberland
- Earl of March

A

Lord Egremont

35
Q

In which year was York appointed Lord Protector?
- 1453
- 1454
- 1455

A

1454

36
Q

Which battle saw the Nevilles and the Percies clash in 1454?
- Stamford Bridge
- Hastings
- Fulford Gate

A

Stamford Bridge

37
Q

What name is used to describe the heir to the French throne?
- Burgundian Prince
- Dauphin
- Orleans

A

Dauphin

38
Q

Who did Catherine of Valois marry after Henry V’s death?
- Owen Tudor
- Jasper Tudor
- Edmund Tudor

A

Owen Tudor

39
Q

Who did Thomas Neville marry that caused conflict between them and the Percy’s?
- Anne Mortimer
- Maud Stanhope
- Margaret Beaufort

A

Maud Stanhope

40
Q

Which son of Edward III was York NOT descended from?
- Edmund of Langley
- Lionel of Antwerp
- John of Gaunt

A

John of Gaunt

41
Q

What did Thomas Younge demand during a meeting of parliament in May 1451?
- York be recognised as Henry VI’s heir presumptive
- York be made Lord Protector of England
- York be restored to his former position in France

A

York be recognised as Henry VI’s heir presumptive

42
Q

Where did Margaret summon the peers of the realm in May 1455?
- London
- Coventry
- Leicester

A

Leicester

43
Q

How much was York owed by the government, partially prompting his return from Ireland in 1450?
- £26,000
- £36,000
- £46,000

A

£26,000

44
Q

What feast day was Henry’s son born on?
- Feast of St Edmund the Martyr
- Feast of St Edward the Confessor
- Feast of St Richard of Chichester

A

Feast of St Edward the Confessor

45
Q

What was it believed Henry had an excess of?
- Black bile
- Phlegm
- Yellow bile

A

Yellow bile

46
Q

Which female figure had not acted as regent before?
- Isabella of France
- Eleanor of Aquitaine
- Emma of Normandy

A

Emma of Normandy

47
Q

York cut household expenditure to _____ of it’s former levels
- 1/5
- 1/4
- 1/3

A

1/5

48
Q

Where was the final English territory in France (which they lost in 1453)?
- Normandy
- Rouen
- Gascony

A

Gascony

49
Q

Which battle came first?
- Northampton
- Ludford Bridge
- Wakefield

A

Ludford Bridge

50
Q

What was the name of the parliament of 1459 which attaindered the Yorkists?
- Parliament of Traitors
- Parliament of Devils
- Parliament of Fools

A

Parliament of Devils

51
Q

When was the Act of Accord passed?
- October 1460
- November 1460
- December 1460

A

November 1460

52
Q

Where did the Earl of March find refuge following the Flight of the Yorkists?
- Calais
- Ireland
- Marcher Earldoms

A

Calais

53
Q

In which year did Margaret move the royal court to the Midlands?
- 1455
- 1456
- 1457

A

1456

54
Q

Which noble was angered by extreme punishments of the 1459 Parliament and moved into the Yorkist camp?
- Norfolk
- Nottingham
- Northhampton

A

Norfolk

55
Q

York was restored to the Protectorate in ______
- November 1455
- May 1455
- December 1454

A

November 1455

56
Q

What demonstrated York’s unpopularity at the end of his second Protectorate?
- Anti-York protests in London
- Margaret taking control in Coventry
- Anti-York poems written in the mouths of five severed dog’s heads

A

Anti-York poems written in the mouths of five severed dog’s heads

57
Q

Which of the following actions DIDN’T bring York (somewhat) back into the fold in 1457?
- His lieutenancy of Ireland was renewed
- He was chose to defend the realm when fears of a French invasion emerged
- He was appointed as a Knight of the Garter

A

He was appointed as a Knight of the Garter

58
Q

York left his sons in three places after he fled Ludlow. Where were these three places?
- Ireland, Calais, Scotland
- York, Ireland, Scotland
- Ireland, Calais, Ludlow

A

Ireland, Calais, Ludlow

59
Q

What regal colour did York dress in September 1460 when he came back as ‘king’?
- White
- Blue
- Red

A

Blue

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