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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. What two groups did Edward IV fail to unify before his death?

2. What rumored conspiracy did Gloucester exaggerate to further his own ambitions?

3. What other member of his family did Gloucester have to slander to overcome the Princes?

4. Who wrote The History of King Richard III?

5. What was the document that formally presented Gloucester's claim to the throne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, eventually, did King Edward IV have Clarence executed?

2. Though most councilmen did not believe the pre-contract story, why did they choose to support Richard III?

3. How did Gloucester lull Rivers into a false sense of security?

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

5. What were the two opposing sides regarding Gloucester's role as Protector?

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

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

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

9. What does Weir theorize about Richard's deformity?

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

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

Richard III cultivated a pious image after his usurpation. How did this image contrast with his public image? Examine the following:

1) His public image in contrast with his private self.

2) His public image in contrast with his public deeds.

3) His public image in contrast with his promises to Edward IV.

Essay Topic 3

Does Weir conclude the skeletons found in the chest are the Princes?

1) Where was the chest found, and when?

2) What do eyewitness accounts say about the bodies?

3) What do the medical experts who examined the skeletons conclude?

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