Stats: The Ultimate Wars of the Roses Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who became king in 1422, at less than a year old?	Henry VI	96%
What was the other kingdom he was crowned king of in Paris (1531)?	France	76%
Who did the king marry in 1444?	Margaret of Anjou	57%
What was the name of Margaret of Anjou's son that was born on 13 October 1453?	Edward Plantagenet (Westminster)	52%
What title did Richard, Duke of York receive in response to the king's illness of 1454?	Protector of the realm	50%
What was the king's uncle charged of because he was an enemy of the Duke of Suffolk?	Treason	50%
Who was left as the probable heir to the throne, after the death of above in 1447?	Richard, Duke of York	46%
Who was the richest man in England and Richard, Duke of York's ally?	Richard Neville, Ear of Warwick	44%
In 1452, what was the last French possession that England held until it was retaken in the reign of Mary I, 100 year later?	Calais	43%
Who did Edward VI secretly marry, before announcing it on October 1464?	Elizabeth Woodville	43%
What was the first battle that took place in response to the king reappointing the Duke of Somerset as Lord Protector?	First Battle of St Albans	41%
Where did the former king, queen and their son go into exile in 1461?	Scotland	41%
What battle in 1461 became, and still is, the bloodiest battle fought on English soil?	Battle of Towton	39%
After a failed invasion by the former queen in 1562, where did she exile herself to, leaving her husband in Scotland?	Anjou, France	37%
What illness did he have that made him incapable to rule on his own?	Catatonic schizophrenia	37%
What important Lancastrian nobles died, in the first battle, in 1455? (name one)	Duke of Somerset, Earl of Northumberland, Baron Clifford	33%
What was the day called in which the king forced the nobles of the land to attend to make peace between the factions?	Love day (1458)	33%
When was Edward VI coronated?	28 June 1461	31%
When was the Duke of Suffolk exiled to Flanders for 5 years, but was killed mysteriously on his ship?	2 May 1450	31%
What battle was the consequence of above, resulting in the deaths of the Duke of York, Earl of Salisbury and Earl of Rutland?	Battle of Wakefield	30%
What was the name of Edward VI's son, who was born while Edward was exiled?	Edward Plantagenet (Edward V)	30%
Who did Clarence marry in Calais, which was against his brother's (Edward VI) word?	Isabel Neville	30%
On his deathbed, who did Edward name to be the regent of England for his son, in 1483	Richard, Duke of Gloucester	30%
Who did Richard, Duke of Gloucester marry?	Anne Neville	28%
How was George, Duke of Clarence allegedly executed?	Drowned in a barrel of malmsey wine	28%
Who succeeded Suffolk politically?	Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset	28%
Who was the king's uncle and regent of England from 1535-1541?	Humphrey of Gloucester	28%
What are the two sons of Edward VI called during the reign of Richard III?	The "Princes of the Tower"	28%
In early July 1460, what battle resulted in the Yorkist faction capturing the king?	Battle of Northampton	26%
Who was Henry Tudor's mother?	Margaret Beaufort	26%
What Act of Parliament was made during the king's imprisonment that made Richard, Duke of York and his line heir to the throne?	Act of Accord	24%
Who did the deposed king's son marry while Clarence and Warwick were in France?	Anne Neville	24%
On what month did Edward VI die?	April (1483)	24%
What battle did the new Duke of York, Edward, defeat Owen Tudor? (2 February 1461)	Battle of Mortimer's Cross	24%
Who was Henry Tudor betrothed to, a plot used by their mothers to overthrow Richard III?	Elizabeth of York	24%
What title was above given to after he was replaced as governor of France by Edmund Beaufort?	Governor of Ireland	24%
What was the name of the Parliament that was called to attaint the Yorkist leaders?	Parliament of Devils	24%
What small battle was an ambush of the Yorkists from Lancastrian forces on 23 September 1459?	Battle of Blore Heath	22%
What battle led to the deaths of the incapable king and his son, ending the legitimate line of Lancaster?	Battle of Tewkesbury	22%
What battle led to the deaths of Warwick and his brother, in 1471?	Battle of Barnet	20%
Who was Richard III's only child and heir, that died in April 1484?	Edward Plantagenet (Middleham)	20%
What was the name of his Uncle, who raised him as his own?	Jasper Tudor	20%
Despite winning that Battle, the Yorkist leaders were forced to flee from what nearby bridge?	Ludford Bridge	20%
What did George, Duke of Clarence believe killed his wife?	The Queen had poisoned her	20%
What was her mother, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, accused of?	Witchcraft	20%
In what month and year did the king go into a mental breakdown that lasted until Christmas of 1454?	August 1453	19%
What is Richard III's wife suspected to have died of in March 1485?	Poisoning	19%
What faction did the king favour in 1437 in relation to war with France?	Pro-peace (Suffolk and Somerset)	19%
What battle is considered the last battle in the 'Wars of the Roses', on 22 August 1485, resulting in the death of Richard III and the start of the reign of Henry VII?	Battle of Bosworth	17%
What treaty married the king to a French princess and gave France the province of Maine?	Treaty of Tours	17%
After the first major rebellion against Richard III failed, what king of France gave Henry Tudor an army to defeat Richard?	Charles VIII	15%
What did the Yorkist faction name the Lancastrian nobles - such as the Duke of Somerset?	"Evil councillors"	15%
Where did Edward VI, his brother Gloucester and his brother-in-law Earl Rivers exile to after Warwick invaded?	Flanders	15%
What sin did Richard accuse his brother of committing by marrying his wife, therefore stating his children were illegitimate?	Bigamy	13%
Who led the first major rebellion during the 2 year reign of Richard III?	Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham	13%
After a failed rebellion in 1464, what did Edward VI do to the deposed king after capturing him?	Put him in the royal residence in the Tower of London	13%
What treaty with Louis XI did Edward sign, after he invaded France in 1475, earning him a French pension?	Treaty of Picquigny	13%
What battle led to the capture of Edward VI, by his brother Clarence and cousin Warwick?	Battle of Edgecote	11%
What town did Edward VI retake in 1482, that was taken by the Scots during the reign of Edward's predecessor?	Berwick-upon-Tweed	11%
What was the name of the ship that is suspected to have intercepted Suffolk and beheaded him?	Nicholas of the Tower	11%
Who was her father?	Richard Woodville, Earl Rivers	11%
Who was his mother married to?	Thomas Lord Stanley	11%
Where was Henry Tudor living in exile in from 1471-1485?	Brittany	9%
Who was the man, who claimed to be and was international recognised as the second son of Edward IV (Richard), that Henry VII spent £13,000 (£12,916,000 modern day) trying to catch?	Perkin Warbeck	9%
When did Henry Tudor marry his wife?	18 January 1486	7%
What controversial decision did Henry VII make that made anyone who fought against him - in the battle above - a traitor?	Dated his claim a day prior to Bosworth	7%
Who was the boy was falsely believed to be the Earl of Warwick, that resulted in him being crowned King of England in Dublin, but after a failed invasion became in charge of the spit-turner in the Royal kitchen?	Lambert Simnel ("King of Dublin")	7%
Who was Edward VI's best-friend during his reign and was executed by Richard for treason in June 1483?	William Lord Hastings	7%
After the battle of above, what did Edward see in the sky that he believed meant that God was on his side?	parhelion	6%
What was the first rebellion that was effectively a failed assassination plot?	Stafford and Lovell's rebellion	6%
Where did Henry Tudor and his army land on 7 August 1485?	Mill Bay, Pembrokeshire	4%
Who was Richard III's Lieutenant of Western Wales that defected to the Tudors?	Rhys ap Thomas	4%
Why was Richard, Duke of York relieved for the second time as Lord Protector?	Tried to raise taxes (pay off royal debt)	2%

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