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

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? Margaret of Anjou Mary de Guise Eleanor of Aquitaine Matilda of Flanders

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? Regent Prince of Wales Heir Apparent Lord Protector

5. Richard Duke of York was killed at which major battle? Battle of Wakefield Battle of Tadcaster Battle of Doncaster 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 Hedgley Moor Battle of Hexham Battle of Towton Battle of Tadcaster

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 Beaufort Richard Pollock Richard Neville Richard Percy

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 Beaufort Duke of Somerset Duke of Salisbury Duke of Cambridge

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 ? June 1480 August 1485 May 1483 July 1486

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 ? Perkin Simnel Perkin Warbeck Lambert Simnel Lambert Perkin