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WorksheetsWars of the Roses 1455-1461
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of these nobles was not killed at St Albans in 1455?
Northumberland
Wiltshire
Somerset
Clifford
What position was Warwick given by Henry VI in 1456?
Chancellor
Lieutenant of Ireland
Captain of Calais
Keeper pf the Privy Seal
Who did Sir Henry Stafford marry, thus identifying with the queen's side?
Margaret Beaufort
Anne Herbert
Anne Neville
Margaret of Burgundy
Which of these was NOT on York's side in 1458?
Bonvilles
Herberts
Nevilles
Exeter
Which of these did NOT take place on The Loveday
ROY and Margaret walked arm in arm
ROY promised to pay for chantries to pray for the dead
All promised to resolve their differences by talking
Compensation was agreed for those bereaved
Which of these Lancastrians was killed at Blore Heath?
Lord Audley
Lord Clifford
Lord Cobham
Lord Grey
Where was the parliament of Nov 1459 held?
Leicester
London
Coventry
Ludlow
How many Yorkists were attainted in 1459?
18
27
29
35
What was new and controversial about Margaret's Acts of attainder?
They disinherited heirs
They took away titles
They confiscated lands
There were so many of them
Who did NOT land in Kent in 1460?
ROY
Warwick
Salisbury
The earl of March
Who swapped sides at Northampton?
Wiltshire
Lord Grey
Exeter
Shrewsbury?
Which of these statements is NOT TRUE of the Act of Accord?
It was passed in Oct 1460
ROY was made heir
It was agreed by the lords
Edward of March was disinherited
Who was NOT killed at Wakefield?
Lord Grey
ROY
Salisbury
Rutland
Who did NOT escape at Mortimer's cross?
Wiltshire
Pembroke
Owen Tudor
In which month of 1461 was Edward IV proclaimed king?
February
March
April
May
