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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. How old was Henry VII when he gained the crown?

2. For what was James Tyrell so desperate that he would commit murder?

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

4. On what night does Weir suspect the murders took place?

5. Who were the other Lancastrian claimants to the throne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What traits did Richard III's usurpation reveal about his character?

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

3. Why was Richard so unpopular in the South of England?

4. How, probably, were the Princes murdered?

5. In regard to the case of the death of the Princes and Richard III, what does Weir argue when others claim Richard could not be convicted in a modern court of law?

6. Why did Sir James Tyrell, after surviving the change of monarchs and even faring well under Henry VII, choose to support the Earl of Lincoln's ambitions?

7. Why did Elizabeth of York finally send Henry Tudor a ring and declare that she would marry him?

8. What does Weir claim is the most damning evidence against Richard III?

9. Ironically, how did the dead princes affect Richard III's reign as opposed to the living Princes?

10. What was the major reason why Buckingham's army collapsed and he was captured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

According to Weir, did Richard III really have a deformity? Why or why not?

1) What do the few surviving portraits show?

2) What do the accounts of his contemporaries reveal?

3) How were adjustments made to his image in the Tudor period?

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