The War of the Roses

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1. Hostilities broke out in 1455. Which is considered to be the first major battle of the War of the Roses? Tadcaster Barnet St Albans Blore Heath

2. In 1459 outside Ludlow, at Ludford bridge, a key member of the Yorkist forces defected to the Lancastrian cause, leading to a full scale retreat. Who was this defector? Earl Percy Richard Neville Andrew Trollope Lord Hastings

3. Henry VI had a famous or infamous wife, depending on your point of view. Who was this powerful woman? Eleanor of Aquitaine Matilda of Flanders Mary de Guise Margaret of Anjou

4. Richard Duke of York had a thin claim to the Crown and tried through force of arms to take it, he never actually got his hands on the crown. But which title did he attain? Prince of Wales Regent Lord Protector Heir Apparent

5. Richard Duke of York was killed at which major battle? Battle of Doncaster Battle of Wakefield Battle of Tadcaster Battle of Sedgemoor

6. This battle is widely thought to have been the bloodiest ever fought on English soil. Fought in a snow storm, it marked a major Yorkist victory in 1461. Which of these is it? Battle of Hexham Battle of Hedgley Moor Battle of Tadcaster Battle of Towton

7. At the battle of Barnet in April 1471 a major figure on the Wars of the Roses was killed. Known as the "kingmaker", what was the real name of the Earl of Warwick? Richard Pollock Richard Beaufort Richard Percy Richard Neville

8. The Battle of Tewkesbury fought in 1471 effectively ended one period of the War of the Roses, being a decisive Yorkist victory. Who led the ill fated Lancastrian Army ? Duke of Cambridge Duke of Beaufort Duke of Somerset Duke of Salisbury

9. The Battle of Bosworth, perhaps due to Shakespeare's "Richard III" is the best known battle of the the Wars of the Roses. When did this battle take place ? July 1486 June 1480 August 1485 May 1483

10. The battle of Stoke Field is usually considered the final battle of the War of the Roses. Henry Tudor's forces overcame the forces of a pretender to the throne. Who was this boy claiming to be king ? Lambert Simnel Lambert Perkin Perkin Warbeck Perkin Simnel