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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. At the time, what was needed for an uncle and a niece to marry?

2. After discovering the conspiracy, what did Richard III do?

3. How old was he when Edward of Middleham, Richard III's son, died?

4. What King ordered work on the White Tower and, as a result, may have found the Princes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. How did many people view the death of Richard III's only son, the Prince of Wales?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Richard III came to power, Elizabeth Wydville immediately fled with her children to Sanctuary.

1) Why did she do this? With whom did she stay?

2) How were she and Richard related?

3) What conflicts in their pasts did she fear he would seek retribution for?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Richard III.

1) Examine the qualities that gave him the potential to be a good king.

2) Explain the series of mistakes and misfortunes in his reign that caused his unpopularity.

3) Were there any of Richard III's qualities you found surprising?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Richard III's use of propaganda. How was it different from the royals before him? How did he use it to rehabilitate his image? What instances does Weir discuss where Richard III's propaganda machine is too obvious? Examine the deaths of Rivers, Grey, and Hastings. How does Richard use propaganda to absolve himself from murder?

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