Henry VII

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1. Which king did Henry VII defeat in order to gain the throne? Richard II Edward V Henry VI Richard III

2. At which battle did Henry VII gain the throne? Naseby Bosworth Field Edge Hill Marston Moor

3. What year was the battle in which Henry VII won the throne? 1509 1483 1485 1491

4. Who did Henry VII marry, uniting two warring Houses with a claim on the throne? Margaret Elizabeth of York Mary Margaret Beaufort

5. Which two warring Houses did Henry unite with his marriage? Plantagenet and Tudor Saxe-Coburg and Windsor Stuart and Hanover Lancaster and York

6. What year did Henry VII marry? 1486 1491 1489 1496

7. What was the name of the Court Henry created to control the administration of justice - as he saw it? The Politburo The Cabal The Court of the Star Chamber The Directory

8. What significant change did Henry VII make to the English monarchy's financial arrangements? He started 'income' tax He instituted a 'poll' tax He paid all his revenue into a central treasury He confiscated the land of the Catholic church

9. To whom did Henry VII contract his son, Arthur, in marriage? Ann of Cleves Jane Seymour Catherine Howard Catherine of Aragon

10. What year did Henry VII die? 1547 1536 1509 1542