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Wars of the Roses 1455-1461

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these nobles was not killed at St Albans in 1455?

a)

Northumberland

b)

Wiltshire

c)

Somerset

d)

Clifford

2.

What position was Warwick given by Henry VI in 1456?

a)

Chancellor

b)

Lieutenant of Ireland

c)

Captain of Calais

d)

Keeper pf the Privy Seal

3.

Who did Sir Henry Stafford marry, thus identifying with the queen's side?

a)

Margaret Beaufort

b)

Anne Herbert

c)

Anne Neville

d)

Margaret of Burgundy

4.

Which of these was NOT on York's side in 1458?

a)

Bonvilles

b)

Herberts

c)

Nevilles

d)

Exeter

5.

Which of these did NOT take place on The Loveday

a)

ROY and Margaret walked arm in arm

b)

ROY promised to pay for chantries to pray for the dead

c)

All promised to resolve their differences by talking

d)

Compensation was agreed for those bereaved

6.

Which of these Lancastrians was killed at Blore Heath?

a)

Lord Audley

b)

Lord Clifford

c)

Lord Cobham

d)

Lord Grey

7.

Where was the parliament of Nov 1459 held?

a)

Leicester

b)

London

c)

Coventry

d)

Ludlow

8.

How many Yorkists were attainted in 1459?

a)

18

b)

27

c)

29

d)

35

9.

What was new and controversial about Margaret's Acts of attainder?

a)

They disinherited heirs

b)

They took away titles

c)

They confiscated lands

d)

There were so many of them

10.

Who did NOT land in Kent in 1460?

a)

ROY

b)

Warwick

c)

Salisbury

d)

The earl of March

11.

Who swapped sides at Northampton?

a)

Wiltshire

b)

Lord Grey

c)

Exeter

d)

Shrewsbury?

12.

Which of these statements is NOT TRUE of the Act of Accord?

a)

It was passed in Oct 1460

b)

ROY was made heir

c)

It was agreed by the lords

d)

Edward of March was disinherited

13.

Who was NOT killed at Wakefield?

a)

Lord Grey

b)

ROY

c)

Salisbury

d)

Rutland

14.

Who did NOT escape at Mortimer's cross?

a)

Wiltshire

b)

Pembroke

c)

Owen Tudor

15.

In which month of 1461 was Edward IV proclaimed king?

a)

February

b)

March

c)

April

d)

May