La Guerra dei Cent'Anni e le Guerre delle Rose

Why did the Hundred Years' War begin?

• England wanted to control Spain.

• Edward III wanted to defend his French territories.

• France wanted to invade England.

Which event weakened both England and France in 1348?

• A great famine.

• The Black Death.

• The execution of Joan of Arc.

Who led the French army and helped defeat the English at Orléans?

• Henry V.

• Joan of Arc.

• Richard III.

What happened to Joan of Arc in 1431?

• She became queen of France.

• She was captured and burned at the stake.

• She was sent to England as a prisoner.

At the end of the Hundred Years' War in 1453, which territory was still controlled by England in France?

• Normandy.

• Calais.

• Paris.

What were the two rival dynasties in the Wars of the Roses?

• The Tudors and the Valois.

• The Yorks and the Lancasters.

• The Bourbons and the Plantagenets.

Why has the war been called 'The Wars of the Roses'?

• The battles took place in gardens.

• The rival houses used a red rose and a white rose as symbols.

• The war started in a place called Rosewood.

Who won the Wars of the Roses and became king in 1485?

• Henry VII.

• Richard III.

• Edward IV.

What was one of the main consequences of the Wars of the Roses?

• England became part of France.

• The Tudor dynasty began.

• The English Parliament was abolished.

How was England influenced by the Wars of the Roses?

• Its economy was weakened and trade suffered.

• It became the richest country in Europe.

• It conquered Scotland and Ireland.