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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 plot was hatched in Sanctuary against Richard III?

2. In what year did Tyrell betray Henry VII?

3. Where did Jasper and Henry Tudor flee after Edward IV ascended to the throne?

4. Who did Richard III order to kill the Princes?

5. Why did Buckingham suddenly defect from Richard III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors kept Richard III from marrying his niece?

2. 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?

3. What conspiracy did Richard III discover involving Elizabeth Wydville and other members of her faction?

4. Why, claims Weir, was Tyrell's confession of the murder of the Princes significant?

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

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

7. What rumor persisted after Anne's death?

8. Why would Richard III have considered marrying his eighteen-year-old niece Elizabeth of York?

9. How did Henry Tudor finally claim the English crown?

10. With the death of the Princes, who did many people turn to as the rightful Queen of England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The genealogy of the royals in England is very complicated. Using the book and Weir's helpful chart, explain the claims to the throne of both the House of York and the House of Lancaster starting from Edward III. Which do you think ultimately has the better claim? Are either of these Houses still in power today?

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

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?

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