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6. The Beauforts had been excluded from the line of succession

  • Not sure
  • True
  • false

7. Who was The Father of Henry VII?

  • Edward Tudor
  • Jasper Tudor
  • Edmund Tudor
  • Edmund Munster

8. Why was the Earl of Warwick so important?

  • He was the closest threat to the throne
  • He could speak french
  • He had lands throughout the country
  • He had the ear of the church

9. What was the reason for Henry marrying after his coronation?

  • He was not sure if Elizabeth would marry him
  • To hold the right to the throne through conquest not marriage
  • He could not wait until January to be King
  • The Nobles wanted him crowned as soon as possible

10. What was Margaret Beaufort's main claim to the throne?

  • Richard II
  • John of Gaunt / Edward III
  • John of Grant

11. How did Henry claim the throne?

  • By phoning a friend
  • By killing Richard II
  • By conquest
  • By conquering France

12. Contemporaries knew the site of Bosworth as?

  • Redemere
  • Ruddymear
  • Rosemeaer
  • Reeds meers

13. Henry used propaganda such as uniting the Roses, the Welsh dragon and what else

  • Flag of France
  • Portcullis
  • Green shamrock
  • A wild boar

14. Where was Henry born?

  • Pembroke Castle in Wales
  • Milford Haven
  • Nolton Haven
  • Warwick Castle

15. How many kings before Henry had been usurped?

  • 6
  • 4
  • 1
  • 3

16. Henry married Elizabeth of York who was her father?

  • Edward V
  • Edward IV
  • Clarence Duke of wellington
  • Richard II

17. An Act of attainder was passed to a person who had..

  • commited a crime, or supposed crime, usually treason
  • sold off land illegally
  • Married below himself
  • worked hard especially on behalf of the King

18. WHy did Henry want to back date his reign to the day before the battle?

  • He was told to do so by the church
  • So he could use the Act of attainment and name those who fought against him as traitors
  • He wanted to reward the enemy
  • So he could be King for a day longer

19. What is the term used whereby Henry reintroduced the right to reclaim all lands held by Henry VI .

  • The resolution Act
  • The Act of redemption
  • The Act of Resumption
  • The Act of presumption