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WorksheetsWars of the Roses
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is a 'civil war'?
a war fought between people of the same country.
a war fought in which everyone is polite to each other
a war in which there are no casualties
When were the 'Wars of the Roses'?
1348 - 1354
1455 - 1487
1509 - 1547
The War of the Roses began just 2 years after the war between England and France known as the...
Hundred Years' War
The Napoleonic War
The Crimean War
Why did Henry Vi have difficulty ruling England?
historians believe that he suffered from catatonic schizophrenia
He spent too much money
He executed too many people.
What were the names of the 2 competing branches of the Plantagenet family who wanted the crown?
The House of Northumbria and the House of Wessex
The House of York and the House of Lancaster
The House of Essex and the House of Windsor
What was the name of Henry Vi's wife?
Elizabeth
Matilda
Margaret of Anjou
What was the name of the head of the House of York, who wanted to be King?
Richard.
Henry
Charles
How many Kings were killed during the battles during the Wars of the Roses
3
2
1
What was the name of the weapon commonly used in the battles of the Wars of the Roses?
The pitchfork
The billhook
The poleaxe
What was the name of the dagger used to kill downed knights by stabbing them through gaps in their armour or through the eye-slits in their helmets?
A rondel
A stiletto
A poniard
