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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 do revisionists such at Jack Leslau and Audrey Williamson believe?

2. Where specifically was Richard III not to take Elizabeth Wydville's daughters?

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

4. Why was it dangerous for Henry VII that the bodies of the Princes were lost?

5. Which side of the family was a thorn in the side of Henry VIII?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened when Richard III sent orders to Brackenbury to kill the Princes?

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

5. Why were the pretenders to the throne dangerous for Henry VII?

6. What was the only was Elizabeth Wydville would allow her daughters to go to Richard III's court?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alison Weir examines other "revisionist" theories in her work.

1) What are the other theories of the Princes' fates?

2) Whose theories are these and where have they gotten their information?

3) Why, according to Weir, are these theories wrong?

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

Who was Lord Hastings? What was his involvement in Richard III's coup? Did he believe Richard III should be king? Why or why not? How did Hastings die, and why was he killed? After the death of Hastings, who stood in Richard III's way?

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