Wars of the Roses 1 - Richard II 1377-1399

Question 1

When did Richard II ascend to the throne?

Answer 1

1377

Question 2

When was the Peasants’ Revolt?

Answer 2

1381

Question 3

When did Richard II marry Anne of Bohemia?

Answer 3

1382

Question 4

When did Richard II promote de la Pole to Chancellor?

Answer 4

1383

Question 5

When did Richard II promote de la Pole to Earl?

Answer 5

1385

Question 6

When was de Vere promoted to Marquis?

Answer 6

1386

Question 7

When was the Wonderful Parliament?

Answer 7

1386

Question 8

When did John of Gaunt leave England?

Answer 8

1386

Question 9

When was the Lords Appellant?

Answer 9

1387

Question 10

When was the Merciless Parliament?

Answer 10

1388

Question 11

When did John of Gaunt return to England?

Answer 11

1389

Question 12

When did Anne of Bohemia die?

Answer 12

1394

Question 13

When did Richard II marry Isabella of France?

Answer 13

1396

Question 14

When was Richard II’s revenge against the Appellants?

Answer 14

1397

Question 15

When was Mowbray and Bolingbroke exiled?

Answer 15

1398

Question 16

When did John of Gaunt die?

Answer 16

1399

Question 17

When was Richard II’s expedition to Ireland?

Answer 17

1399

Question 18

What happened to Edward II?

Answer 18

He was forced to abdicate and was murdered

Question 19

Who were the Lord’s Appellants?

Answer 19

Bolingbroke
Mowbray
Thomas of Woodstock
Earl of Arundel
Earl of Warwick

Question 20

Who were the Duketti?

Answer 20

Bolingbroke
Duke of Hereford
Mowbray
John Holland
Thomas Holland
Edward, Duke of Aumale

Question 21

Why was Richard II viewed as a French sympathiser?

Answer 21

His mother was French and he grew up in France, his nickname was ‘Richard of Bordeaux’ and he tried to secure French support against a domestic rebellion

Question 22

Why was Richard II viewed as tyrannous?

Answer 22

His use of the Cheshire Archers, his response to the Peasants’ Revolt and the ruthless revenge against the Appellants

Question 23

When was de la Pole promoted to Chancellor and Earl of Suffolk?

Answer 23

Chancellor = 1383
Earl = 1385

Question 24

When was de Vere promoted to Marquis of Oxford?

Answer 24

1386

Question 25

What did the Wonderful Parliament do that questioned Richard II's authority?

Answer 25

Demanded the removal of de la Pole

Question 26

Who did the Lords Appellant defeat at the Battle of Radcot Bridge?

Answer 26

de Vere

Question 27

When did the Lords Appellants accuse five of Richard's favourites of treason?

Answer 27

1397

Question 28

What did the Merciless Parliament do?

Answer 28

Punish Richard II's favourites

Question 29

Why was there political stability in 1389?

Answer 29

John of Gaunt returned to England

Question 30

Which of Richard II's expeditions ended badly?

Answer 30

Scotland 1385

Question 31

Who were Richard II's uncles?

Answer 31

John of Gaunt and Thomas of Woodstock

Question 32

Why did Parliament resent Richard II?

Answer 32

They had to keep agreeing to taxation to fund the Hundred Years War

Question 33

Why did Richard not have an heir?

Answer 33

His first marriage was childless and his second remained unconsummated because she was 7

Question 34

Who supported Bolingbroke's campaign?

Answer 34

Louis, Duke of Orlean

Question 35

What did Richard II do to provoke Bolingbroke's invasion?

Answer 35

He disinherited him after John of Gaunt's death

Question 36

What enabled Bolingbroke's campaign to succeed?

Answer 36

The time that it took Richard to return, noble support and Richard's failures