John De Vere, Earl Of Oxford

Question 1

Which son of John de here was attainted of high treason alongside Sir Thomas Tuddenham in February 1462

Answer 1

Aubrey De Vere

Question 2

What office was John de vere awarded in May 1465 showing Edward IV’s conciliatory approach

Answer 2

Knight of the Bath

Question 3

At Elizabeth Woodville’s coronation in May 1465, what role did John’s De vere play as Warwick was absent

Answer 3

Lord Great Chamberlain

Question 4

When was John de Vere committed to the Tower of London for confessing he had been plotting with Lancastrians to kill Edward IV

Answer 4

November 1468

Question 5

When did John De Vere receive a pardon for his previous actions following his release from the Tower some months earlier

Answer 5

April 1469

Question 6

At which battle in July 1469 did John De Vere fight on the side of Warwick

Answer 6

Edgecote

Question 7

When did John De Vere flee to Queen Margaret’s court after the loss at Losecoat

Answer 7

12 march 1470

Question 8

What did John De Vere bear before Henry VI in October 1470

Answer 8

The Sword of State

Question 9

What position was awarded to John De Vere following the role he played in the readeption regime in October 1470

Answer 9

Lord High Constable

Question 10

At which battle in April 1471 did Oxford play a key role on the side of the Lancastrians but later turned into disaster

Answer 10

Barnet

Question 11

Where did John de Vere flee to after the Lancastrians were defeated at Barnet in April 1470

Answer 11

Scotland then France

Question 13

Where in Essex did John de Vere attempt to land unsuccessfully in May 1473

Answer 13

St Osyth

Question 14

When did John De Vere seize St Michael’s mount in Cornwall

Answer 14

30 September 1473

Question 15

When was John De Vere and Viscount Beaumont forced to surrender themselves at St. Michael’s mount

Answer 15

15 February 1474

Question 16

Where was John de Vere imprisoned after his surrender at St. Michael’s mount in 1474

Answer 16

Hammes near Calais

Question 17

Who was forced to surrender property to Gloucester in early 1475 following Oxford’s attainder

Answer 17

Elizabeth Howard (Oxfords mother)

Question 18

In what year did John De Vere attempt to escape Hammes Prison by leaping into the Moat

Answer 18

1478

Question 19

Who was the Captain of Hammes who Oxford had convinced to free and both go to the court of Henry Tudor

Answer 19

Sir James Blount

Question 20

At which battle in 1485 did Oxford play the most significant role in defeating Richard III

Answer 20

Bosworth

Question 21

What formation did Oxford use at Bosworth that was highly effective and arguably resulted in the death of Norfolk

Answer 21

The Oxford Wedge

Question 22

What immediately happened following Bosworth to Oxford

Answer 22

His attainder was reversed

Question 23

What powerful position was Oxford appointed to on 21 September 1485

Answer 23

Lord Admiral

Question 24

What three positions was Oxford appointed to on 22 September 1485

Answer 24

Constable of the Tower, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard of Chief steward of the Duchy of Lancaster south of the Trent

Question 25

What position was Oxford invested in in 1486

Answer 25

Order of the Garter

Question 26

When was the battle of stoke at which Oxford led Henry VII's vanguard

Answer 26

16 June 1487

Question 27

What did Oxford do in 1499 at the trial of Earl of Warwick

Answer 27

Was the Lord high Steward

Question 28

Oxford played a key role in the putting down of which rebels in 1497

Answer 28

The Cornish rebels at Blackheath