The Battle of Bosworth Field

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1. Apart from a few minor skirmishes, Bosworth Field was the final battle of which war? Hundred Years' War English Civil War The Wars of the Roses Thirty Years' War

2. On which day was the Battle fought? May 22, 1455 April 14, 1471 August 22, 1485 March 29, 1461

3. The victor at Bosworth was a man born in Wales who was proclaimed King shortly after the battle.Who was he? Edward IV Henry VI Henry VII Richard III

4. After the end of the Wars of the Roses the Houses of York and Lancaster were united in a single family. True False

5. One of the reasons given for Richard's defeat was the refusal of two brothers to commit their armies to the King. Who were these traitors? Sir Robert and William Brackenbury Lord Thomas and Sir William Stanley The Earl of Oxford and his brother Stephen The Earl of Northumberland and his brother Richard

6. After the battle Richard's naked and bloody corpse was taken to Leicester and displayed for all to see that he was truly dead. Richard was later buried at Grey Friars, but that was not his final resting place. Where were his bones finally moved to? Windsor Castle York Minster The Tower of London The River Soar

7. Many myths and legends have sprung up since the battle. One of these involves Richard's spur striking a particular place on leaving Leicester on the eve of the battle. Where did his spur hit? Bow Bridge One of his men A church door It caught on his horse's armour

8. Although both Richard and Henry were descendants of Edward III, Richard had the much stronger claim to the throne. True False

9. When Henry Tudor crossed back from his exile in France to seize the throne of England, where did his invasion force land? Kent Pembrokeshire Hampshire Dorset

10. According to Shakespeare, Richard was a deformed hunchback, and in his final minutes called out 'A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse'. Most of the accounts of Richard come from other Tudor propaganda. His final words are however documented. What were they? Stanley, where art thou? I go to meet my God. To my death I am King. Treason, treason, treason.