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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. Why did the Wydvilles want to crown Edward V immediately?

2. When do most contemporary historians think Gloucester had made up his mind to usurp the throne?

3. How did contemporary magnates feel about the Wydvilles?

4. After Richard's coup, what family's power in court ended?

5. Who were the children of Edward IV and Elizabeth Wydville?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gloucester eventually neutralize Hastings?

2. Who were Elizabeth Wydville, Queen of England's, two male children?

3. Why did most of the magnates despise the Wydvilles?

4. Into what two groups does Weir break down those who write about the Princes in the Tower?

5. How did Edward IV shock the world with his marriage?

6. How was Richard III formally asked to become King?

7. How did Gloucester increase his power in the Council?

8. Why was the succession to the English throne unstable in the fifteenth century after Edward III's death?

9. What was amazing about Gloucester and Buckingham's coup?

10. Why did Edward IV have no legal right to name Gloucester Lord Protector?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the history of Gloucester's claim to the throne?

1) Who was Edward III?

2) Why was there such conflict after Edward III's death?

3) Who officially inherited the kingdom after Edward III's death?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Richard III's use of propaganda. How was it different from the royals before him? How did he use it to rehabilitate his image? What instances does Weir discuss where Richard III's propaganda machine is too obvious? Examine the deaths of Rivers, Grey, and Hastings. How does Richard use propaganda to absolve himself from murder?

Essay Topic 3

Alison Weir examines other "revisionist" theories in her work.

1) What are the other theories of the Princes' fates?

2) Whose theories are these and where have they gotten their information?

3) Why, according to Weir, are these theories wrong?

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