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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before leaving for his progress, Richard III gave his son Edward of Middleham what title?

2. What basically defeated the rebellion?

3. What was found behind a wall in a passageway of the King's Lodging n 1647?

4. How did the English southerners view the English northerners?

5. Who was Margaret Beaufort?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Alison Weir's ultimate conclusion of who killed the princes in the tower?

2. What unexpected clue turned up during Charles II's renovation of the White Tower?

3. What was the only was Elizabeth Wydville would allow her daughters to go to Richard III's court?

4. How did Richard III discover Sir James Tyrell's longing for advancement at any cost?

5. Richard III was a violent, duplicitous, and demanding man--how can Weir claim he possessed real spiritual piety?

6. What was probably the tipping point for Buckingham's treason?

7. How, probably, were the Princes murdered?

8. After their marriage, what children of Elizabeth of York and Henry VII lived to adulthood?

9. Sadly, what had the conspirators made clear to Richard III that was the opposite of their intent?

10. What rumor persisted after Anne's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was the Duke of Clarence? What was his relationship to King Edward IV? Why did he constantly plot against the King? Choose two of Clarence's traitorous plans and explain them. What did the King eventually have to do about Clarence? How involved was the Queen in his decision?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Richard III.

1) Examine the qualities that gave him the potential to be a good king.

2) Explain the series of mistakes and misfortunes in his reign that caused his unpopularity.

3) Were there any of Richard III's qualities you found surprising?

Essay Topic 3

According to Sir Thomas More, Sir James Tyrell confessed to killing the Princes.

1) To whom does Tyrell confess this information?

2) Where and how does he claim the deed was done?

3) Where does he claim the Princes' bodies were buried?

4) What were Henry VII's motives for having Tyrell questioned?

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