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6. Did York reduce or increase the size of royal household and expenditures?

  • Reduce
  • Increase

7. Why couldn't York increase income?

  • Henry recovered
  • MPs didn't want to raise taxes
  • He didn't have the authority
  • Exeter paid him off

8. When was Exeter killed by York?

  • Stamford Bridge, November 1454
  • First Battle of St Albans, May 1455
  • Autumn of 1456
  • Loveday, 1458

9. When did York's first protectorate end?

  • February 1455
  • March 1455
  • January 1455
  • April 1455

10. Did York manage to keep Calais?

  • Yes
  • No

11. What did Exeter and the Percys do about York's authority?

  • Didn't pay any attention
  • Rejected it
  • Followed it

12. Where did York make himself captain of?

  • Calais
  • Burgundy
  • Ireland
  • Norway

13. When did York first become protector?

  • 27th March 1454
  • 9th March 1454
  • 29th April 1454
  • 18th February 1454

14. When was the Neville property attacked and York taken over?

  • June 1454
  • April 1454
  • May 1454
  • July 1454

15. What could make York's protectorate end?

  • Margaret bidding for power/Somerset bidding for power
  • Margaret bidding for power/Henry's recovery
  • Henry's recovery/Edward coming of age
  • Edward coming of age/Margaret bidding for power

16. What was York's biggest challenge?

  • Attempts on his life
  • Henry's potential recovery
  • Nobles settling conflict violently
  • Threats of international terrorism

17. Did the nobility have faith in York?

  • No
  • Yes

18. Was there any certainty about how long his protectorate would last?

  • No
  • Yes