British Royalty Part III Trivia Quiz

Answer: 5

The war started around 1337 and ended in 1453 for a grand total of 116 years the monarchs in question were:
Edward III (1327-1377)
Richard II (1377-1399)
Henry IV (1399-1413)
Henry V (1413-1422)
Henry VI (1422-1461)

Answer: As son of John of Gaunt

Henry IV's father, John of Gaunt, was the son of Edward III, making Henry the grandson of Edward III. While Richard II was on a campaign in Ireland, Henry began a military campaign, confiscating land from those who opposed him and ordering his soldiers to destroy much of Cheshire. After gaining enough power and support Henry declared himself King Henry IV and imprisoned Richard II.

Answer: Troyes

In the Treaty of Troyes King Henry V had been, declared Regent of France and made heir to King Charles VI. To seal the deal he married Charles' daughter Catherine.

By being declared the heir and regent the Treaty bypassed the old king's own son, the Dauphin of France, who would later become Charles VII.

Answer: Margaret of Anjou

Margaret was a tough woman and after losing a battle in 1471 she became a broken woman. She was sent to The Tower of London until France paid the ransom. After wards she lived in France for seven years as a poor relation of France's king.

Answer: Edward IV

Edward IV won a decisive battle against Margaret of Anjou thus making him king once more. But Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (Edward's friend) switched to Margaret's sides thus restoring Henry VI for less than a year. After Edward IV he kept it until his death 1483.

Answer: Five

Elizabeth Woodville (1437-1492) married a king (Edward IV) and her son was king (Edward V) but here are the rest of the three kings:

Henry VI (1422-1461)
Richard III (1483-1485)
Henry VII (1485-1509)

Technically Edward V was never crowned but history records that he is King Edward V.

Answer: Edward and Richard

Edward and Richard were the sons of Edward IV but was subsequently declared illegitimate by Richard III. They were then sent to the Tower and vanished without a trace. Supposedly they were murdered in The Tower on Richard's orders but there is no proof of such a thing occurring.

Answer: Anne Neville

She was first married to Edward Prince of Wales, son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. Following The Prince of Wales' death The Duke of Clarence (who was married to Anne's sister) briefly imprisoned her. Then Richard came and rescued her and soon married her in 1472.

Answer: Henry VII

Richard's only son Edward died at the age of 11 in 1484. Richard lost his life at Battle of Bosworth where Henry Tudor became the first king under the name House of Tudor.

Answer: Bosworth Field

The battle took place at Bosworth Field fought by The White Rose House of York commanded by Richard III, Red Rose House of Lancaster Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond and The Stanley Family Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley (The Earl of Richmond's stepfather).
Richard had 10,000 troops; Henry 5,000 and Baron Stanley 6,000. It is unknown how many troops Baron Stanley lost but Richard lost 1,000 and Henry lost 100.
At the end of the battle Richard lost his life and Henry gained a crown thus beginning The House of Tudor in England.