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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How old was Richard II when he became king in 1377? | 10 |
| Which famous event did Richard confront in June 1381? | Peasant's Revolt |
| What was the name given to the group of powerful noblemen who challenged Richard II and murdered his "favourites" in the Merciless Parliament of 1388? | Appellants |
| What was the name of Richard's Queen who died in 1394? | Ann |
| To which country did Richard lead military expeditions in 1394 and 1399? | Ireland |
| Who was allegedly murdered in 1397, strangled with his bath towel in Calais? | Thomas Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester |
| With whom did Henry Bolingbroke quarrel in 1398? | Thomas Malbray |
| Which leading figure in English politics died on 3 February 1399? | John of Gaunt |
| Where did Henry Bolingbroke land when he returned to England to claim his inheritance in 1399? | Ravenspur |
| With which powerful English noble family did Henry Bolingbroke have a meeting at Doncaster in 1399? | Percys |
| Following Richard's abdication/deposition in 1399, who had the best claim to the English throne according to English law? | Edmund Mortimer |
| Henry IV based his claim to the throne on descent from which figure? | Edmund Crouchback |
| Richard II was imprisoned in which of the following castles just before he died in 1400? | Pontefract |
| What was the name given to the first rebellion against Henry IV, attempted in January 1400? | Epiphany uprising |
| With whom did Lord Grey of Ruthin quarrel in 1401, leading to a full scale rebellion in Wales? | Owain Glyndwr |
| At which battle were the Scots destroyed by the Percys in 1402? | Homildon Hill |
| Which famous member of the Percy family was killed fighting at Shrewsbury in 1403? | Henry Hotspur |
| Who was executed after leading a revolt against Henry IV in 1405? | Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York |
| Which important French nobleman was assassinated in 1407 on the orders of John, Duke of Burgundy? | Louis Duke of Orleans |
| What was the average annual income of Henry IV's government between 1399 and 1413? | 90,000 pounds |
| Who was the king of France from 1380 until his death in 1422? | Charles VI |
| Which two noble families did Henry V restore to favour when he became king in 1413? | Hollands, Percy |
| Which prominent figure, married to Anne Mortimer, was executed after a failed plot against Henry V in 1415? | Richard Earl of Cambridge |
| Which northern French town surrendered to Henry V in September 1415 after a siege of about 6 weeks? | Harfluer |
| Which great battle did Henry V win against the French on 25th October, 1415? | Agincourt |
| Which great city, the capital of Normandy, surrendered to Henry V after a long siege in January 1419? | Rouen |
| Who was murdered on the bridge at Montereau on the 10th September, 1419? | John Duke of Burgundy |
| Who was killed in the Battle of Baugé, fought on the 22nd of March, 1421? | Thomas Duke of Clarence |
| Who was appointed Regent of France when Henry V died in August 1422? | John Duke of Bedford |
| Which prominent churchman and half uncle to Henry IV dominated the Lancastrian minority council up until his death in 1447? | Cardinal Henry Beaufort |
| Which battle, often called "a second Agincourt" was a great victory for the English over the French in 1424? | Verneuil |
| Who led the French armies to success over the English at Orleans, Patay and Jargeau in 1429? | Joan of Arc |
| Which leading English figure, captured at Jargeau, went on the become the chief minister of Henry VI until his violent death in 1450? | William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk |
| Who did Henry VI marry in 1445? | Margaret of Anjou |
| Which English held territory to the south of Normandy did Henry VI agree to surrender to Charles VII in 1445? | Maine |
| Who was Lord Lieutenant of France from 1447 until the loss of Normandy in 1450? | Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset |
| Who was murdered by mutinous soldiers at Portsmouth in January 1450? | Adam Moleyns, Bishop of Chichester |
| What was the surname adopted by Jack Cade when he led his revolt against Henry VI's government in June 1450? | Mortimer |
| Where did the first battle of the Wars of the Roses take place on the 22nd of May, 1455? | St. Albans |
| Which agreement was signed in October 1460 recognizing Richard Duke of York as Henry VI's heir? | Act of Accord |
| Which battle, fought on the 30th of December 1460 saw the deaths of York, Edmund Earl of Rutland and Richard Nevill, Earl of Salisbury? | Wakefield |
| Where did Edward, Earl of March win a great victory over the Lancastrians on the 3rd of February, 1461? | Mortimer's Cross |
| According to John Wheathampsted, Abbot of St. Albans, what was Henry VI doing during the second battle of St. Albans on the 17th of February 1461? | Rolling around under a tree, singing |
| Which great battle, fought in a blizzard, saw the total destruction of the Lancastrian army on the 29th of March, 1461? | Towton |
| Which two leading Lancastrian supporters were pardoned by Edward IV after they were captured at Alnwich in 1462? | Sir Ralph Percy, & Duke of Somerset |
| Who did Edward IV marry in April 1464? | Elizabeth Woodville |
| What title was granted to John Neville, Lord Montagu after his victories over the Lancastrians at Hedgeley Moor and Hexham in 1464? | Earl of Northumberland |
| Who did Margaret of York marry in 1468? | Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy |
| Which brother of Edward IV married Warwick's daughter Isabel Neville in July 1469? | Duke of Clarence |
| What was the nickname adopted by Sir William Conyers who launched a pro-Neville rebellion in Yorkshire in 1469? | Robin of Reedsdale |
| At which battle did the pro-Neville rebels defeat the royal army in 1469? | Edgecote |
| Where did Edward IV defeat the Lincolnshire rebels on the 12th March, 1470? | Losecote Field |
| Which king of France gave shelter to Warwick and Clarence in 1470? | Louis XI |
| Which treaty was signed between Margaret of Anjou and Warwick on the 15th July, 1470? | Treaty of Angers |
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