Wars of the Roses 5 - Edward IV + Richard III

Question 1

When was Edward IV crowned in London?

Answer 1

March 1461

Question 2

When was the battle of Towton?

Answer 2

29th March 1464

Question 3

When were the battles of Hexham and Hedgeley Moor?

Answer 3

1464

Question 4

When did Edward IV marry Elizabeth Woodville?

Answer 4

May 1464 (publicly revealed in September)

Question 5

When was Henry VI captured and held in the Tower?

Answer 5

1465

Question 6

When did Clarence and Warwick form an alliance?

Answer 6

1469

Question 7

When did Clarence marry Isobel Neville?

Answer 7

1469

Question 8

When was the battle of Edgecote?

Answer 8

26th July 1469

Question 9

When were the battles of Losecoat field and Nibley Green?

Answer 9

March 1470

Question 10

When did Warwick flee to France?

Answer 10

April 1470

Question 11

When did Anne Neville marry Edward of Lancaster?

Answer 11

April 1470

Question 12

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

Answer 12

September 1470

Question 13

When did Edward invade England (joined by Clarence)?

Answer 13

March 1471

Question 14

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

Answer 14

14 April 1471

Question 15

When was the battle of Tewkesbury?

Answer 15

4 May 1471

Question 16

When did Henry VI die?

Answer 16

12 May 1471

Question 17

When did Jasper and Henry Tudor flee to France?

Answer 17

1471

Question 18

When did Richard marry Anne Neville?

Answer 18

1472

Question 19

When was the Neville inheritance divided?

Answer 19

1474-75

Question 20

When was the Treaty of Picquiny?

Answer 20

1475

Question 21

When did Isobel Neville die?

Answer 21

1476

Question 22

When did Clarence put Twynho on trial?

Answer 22

April 1477

Question 23

When were Clarence’s servants executed?

Answer 23

May 1477

Question 24

When was Clarence’s trial?

Answer 24

January 1478

Question 25

When was Clarence executed?

Answer 25

18 February 1478

Question 26

When did Edward IV die?

Answer 26

9 April 1483

Question 27

When did Edward V arrive in London?

Answer 27

May 1483

Question 28

When were Edward IV's allies arrested?

Answer 28

13 June 1483

Question 29

When were the Woodvilles executed?

Answer 29

25 June 1483

Question 30

When was Richard declared protector?

Answer 30

4 May 1483

Question 31

When was Richard III declared king?

Answer 31

26 June (coronated 6 July) 1483

Question 32

When was Buckingham's rebellion?

Answer 32

September 1483

Question 33

When did Henry Tudor return to Brittany with Yorkist rebels?

Answer 33

November 1483

Question 34

When did Henry Tudor promise to marry Elizabeth of York?

Answer 34

Christmas 1483

Question 35

When did Henry Tudor flee from Brittany to France?

Answer 35

1484

Question 36

When was the Anglo-Scottish truce?

Answer 36

1484

Question 37

When was the reconciliation with Elizabeth Woodville?

Answer 37

1 March 1484

Question 38

When were rumours about Richard III and Elizabeth of York?

Answer 38

Christmas 1484

Question 39

When did Richard III's son die?

Answer 39

1484

Question 40

When did Anne Neville die?

Answer 40

1485

Question 41

When was the battle of Bosworth?

Answer 41

22 August 1485

Question 42

When did Richard III die?

Answer 42

1485

Question 43

Who was defeated at Edgecote?

Answer 43

William Herbert (guardian of Henry Tudor)

Question 44

Why was the battle of Losecoat field named that?

Answer 44

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

Question 45

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

Answer 45

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

Question 46

Why were Warwick's forces at Barnet weaker?

Answer 46

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

Question 47

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

Answer 47

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

Question 48

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

Answer 48

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

Question 49

Where was Lancastrian resistance defeated in 1464?

Answer 49

At the battles of Hexham and Hedgely Moor

Question 50

Who did Warwick try to secure a marriage between?

Answer 50

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

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Sir John Grey (died at St Albans 2)

Question 52

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

Answer 52

His sister Margaret married the Duke in 1468

Question 53

When did Warwick distance himself from Edward's court?

Answer 53

1467

Question 54

Who orchestrated the 1469 rebellions?

Answer 54

The Robin of Redesale and Robin of Holderness

Question 55

Where did Edward flee when Warwick invaded?

Answer 55

Burgundy

Question 56

Who did Clarence want to remarry?

Answer 56

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

Question 57

How did Clarence try to prevent Richard marrying?

Answer 57

He hid Anne Neville

Question 58

Which Woodvilles were arrested?

Answer 58

Anthony Rivers and Sir Richard Grey

Question 59

How many Yorkists joined Henry Tudor in exile?

Answer 59

400

Question 60

What happened to Richard's supporters?

Answer 60

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

Question 61

How did international support help Henry Tudor?

Answer 61

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)

Question 62

Why was Henry Tudor able to land safely?

Answer 62

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