War of the Roses PMY

Towards the end of the Middle Ages, two families fought to win the right to rule England. What was this fight called?

• The Wars of the Land
• The Wars of the Roses
• The Wars of the Rulers
• The Wars of the Cross

What were the 2 families (or houses) called?

• The House of Tudor and the House of Stuart
• The House of Essex and the House of Sussex
• The House of London and the House of Birmingham
• The House of Lancaster and the House of York

The last battle of that war was in 1485. What was the battle called?

• The Battle of Culloden
• The Battle of Hastings
• The Battle of Stanford Bridge
• The Battle of Bosworth Field

Which King was killed at that battle?

• Henry VIII
• Richard III
• King William II
• King Harold I

Which new family started to rule England after the battle?

• The Plantagenets
• The Stuarts
• The Tudors
• The Hanoverians

Henry VII (7th) became king in 1485. How did he end the wars between the families?

• He banished all the members of the other family from England
• He promised that each family could take it in turns to rule England
• He killed all the leaders of the other family
• He married an important woman from the other family

Where was Henry VII (7th) originally from?

• France
• Ireland
• Wales
• Scotland

Henry VII (7th) and his wife Elizabeth had 4 children. What was his oldest son called?

• Arthur
• Henry
• Edward
• William

During Henry VII (7ths) reign, in 1492, the ‘New World’ was ‘discovered’ by a European sailor. What was the new world?

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The American continent
• The African continent

What was the name of the European sailor that is said to have ‘discovered’ the new world

• Francis Drake
• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco Di Gama
• Ernest Shackleton