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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. The conspiracy was evidence that, while the Princes lived, Richard III's reign would be what?

2. What hated system did Richard III abolish?

3. According to Weir, could Buckingham have murdered the Princes?

4. What tool was Richard III the first English king to utilize for his exercises in public relations?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Richard of York often impersonated, but Edward V never impersonated?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why was Buckingham so suddenly alienated from Richard III?

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

9. What rumor persisted after Anne's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the factions in power in court before Edward IV's death.

1) Who were the Wydvilles, and why did they have so much power in the South?

2) Who were the Yorkists?

3) Where was Richard of Gloucester's power centralized?

4) What mistake did Edward IV make before his death? What was a direct result of this mistake?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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