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Wars of the Roses 5 - Edward IV + Richard III Flashcards

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1
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When was Edward IV crowned in London?

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March 1461

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When was the battle of Towton?

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29th March 1464

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When were the battles of Hexham and Hedgeley Moor?

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1464

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4
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When did Edward IV marry Elizabeth Woodville?

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May 1464 (publicly revealed in September)

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5
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When was Henry VI captured and held in the Tower?

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1465

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6
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When did Clarence and Warwick form an alliance?

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1469

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7
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When did Clarence marry Isobel Neville?

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1469

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When was the battle of Edgecote?

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26th July 1469

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When were the battles of Losecoat field and Nibley Green?

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March 1470

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10
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When did Warwick flee to France?

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April 1470

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11
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When did Anne Neville marry Edward of Lancaster?

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April 1470

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12
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When did Warwick invade and Henry VI was placed back on the throne?

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September 1470

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13
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When did Edward invade England (joined by Clarence)?

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March 1471

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When was the battle of Barnet and the arrival of Margaret in England?

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14 April 1471

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When was the battle of Tewkesbury?

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4 May 1471

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16
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When did Henry VI die?

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12 May 1471

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17
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When did Jasper and Henry Tudor flee to France?

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1471

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18
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When did Richard marry Anne Neville?

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1472

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19
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When was the Neville inheritance divided?

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1474-75

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20
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When was the Treaty of Picquiny?

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1475

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21
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When did Isobel Neville die?

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1476

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22
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When did Clarence put Twynho on trial?

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April 1477

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23
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When were Clarence’s servants executed?

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May 1477

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24
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When was Clarence’s trial?

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January 1478

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25
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When was Clarence executed?

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18 February 1478

26
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When did Edward IV die?

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9 April 1483

27
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When did Edward V arrive in London?

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May 1483

28
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When were Edward IV’s allies arrested?

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13 June 1483

29
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When were the Woodvilles executed?

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25 June 1483

30
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When was Richard declared protector?

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4 May 1483

31
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When was Richard III declared king?

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26 June (coronated 6 July) 1483

32
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When was Buckingham’s rebellion?

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September 1483

33
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When did Henry Tudor return to Brittany with Yorkist rebels?

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November 1483

34
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When did Henry Tudor promise to marry Elizabeth of York?

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Christmas 1483

35
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When did Henry Tudor flee from Brittany to France?

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1484

36
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When was the Anglo-Scottish truce?

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1484

37
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When was the reconciliation with Elizabeth Woodville?

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1 March 1484

38
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When were rumours about Richard III and Elizabeth of York?

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Christmas 1484

39
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When did Richard III’s son die?

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1484

40
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When did Anne Neville die?

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1485

41
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When was the battle of Bosworth?

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22 August 1485

42
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When did Richard III die?

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1485

43
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Who was defeated at Edgecote?

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William Herbert (guardian of Henry Tudor)

44
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Why was the battle of Losecoat field named that?

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Because the fleeing men tried to remove their coats which showed their allegiance

45
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Why did the Earl of Oxford’s men attack each other at the battle of Barnet?

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Because his badge of ‘stars with
streamers’ was mistaken for Edward’s ‘sun in splendour’

46
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Why were Warwick’s forces at Barnet weaker?

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Because some Lancastrians, such as the Duke of Somerset, preferred to wait and
join Margaret’s army when it arrived.

47
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What was the rhyme that referred to Richard and his supporters and who wrote it?

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William Collingbourne: ‘The Cat, the rat and Lovell our dog, rule all England under a hog’.

48
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How did Richard make sure that Lord Stanley was behaving well?

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Richard held eldest son of Lord Stanley, George Lestrange, as hostage

49
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Where was Lancastrian resistance defeated in 1464?

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At the battles of Hexham and Hedgely Moor

50
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Who did Warwick try to secure a marriage between?

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Between Edward and Bona of Savoy (sister-in-law to the King of France)

51
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Who was Elizabeth Woodville the widow of and when did he die?

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Sir John Grey (died at St Albans 2)

52
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How did Edward secure his alliance with the Duke of Burgundy?

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His sister Margaret married the Duke in 1468

53
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When did Warwick distance himself from Edward’s court?

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1467

54
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Who orchestrated the 1469 rebellions?

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The Robin of Redesale and Robin of Holderness

55
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Where did Edward flee when Warwick invaded?

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Burgundy

56
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Who did Clarence want to remarry?

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The daughter of the Duke of Burgundy or the sister of the King of Scotland

57
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How did Clarence try to prevent Richard marrying?

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He hid Anne Neville

58
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Which Woodvilles were arrested?

A

Anthony Rivers and Sir Richard Grey

59
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How many Yorkists joined Henry Tudor in exile?

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400

60
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What happened to Richard’s supporters?

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Buckingham = rebelled
Lord Stanley = loyalty doubted
John de la Pole and William Herbert = neutral
John Howard = grew resentful

61
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How did international support help Henry Tudor?

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France - provided safety whilst Richard negotiated with the Duke of Brittany to hand him over, men and money
Scotland - men (Richard launched naval attacks against them)

62
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Why was Henry Tudor able to land safely?

A

Inaccurate spy reports told Richard that Henry would land on south
coast (he landed in Wales where he had some support)

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