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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 weren't Clarence's children eligible for the succession?

2. What do most commentators and historians agree Edward IV's marriage was based upon?

3. What, according to the author, are the most important pieces in the puzzle of the Princes?

4. What was the debate about the government during the King's minority?

5. Who did Gloucester send with warrants for the execution of Rivers, Grey, and Vaughn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what kind of world did Richard, Duke of Gloucester and brother of Henry IV, come of age?

5. When Hastings learned of Gloucester's plot to take the throne, what did he do?

6. How did Gloucester back up his claim that Edward V was illegitimate?

7. What catastrophic mistake did Edward IV make before he died?

8. What misconceptions does Weir bring to light about the Wars of the Roses?

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

10. Why did Gloucester heap more rewards on Buckingham than Hastings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Richard III's alleged relationship with his niece, Elizabeth of York.

1) Why would Richard have considered marrying his niece at all?

2) How were consanguineous, or even incestuous, relationship viewed differently in this time?

3) What evidence does Weir mention that shows Elizabeth was willing to marry her uncle?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Edward IV.

1) How did Edward IV ascend to the throne?

2) What kind of ruler was he?

3) How did his marriage shock his councillors and the world?

4) What were his vices?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of the Princes.

1) What was the Princes' claim to the throne?

2) How are the Princes described, before and during their incarceration?

3) How are the Princes viewed by the people of England?

4) Though it was a violent time, what did people think about killing children?

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