Names of key figures people

Question 1

Richard III

Answer 1

Ruled between 1483 and 1485
Defeated at the Battle of Bosworth
Last Yorkist King

Question 2

Edward IV

Answer 2

Ruled between 1461-1470 and then 1471-1483

First Yorkist King

Question 3

Edward V

Answer 3

King of England for 86 days (goes missing with brother)
First son of Edward IV
‘Princes in the tower’

Question 4

Richard of Shrewsbury (Duke of York)

Answer 4

Second son of Edward IV

‘Princes in the tower’

Question 5

Owen Tudor

Answer 5

Henry VII’s grandfather

Married to Catherine of France (widow to Henry V)

Question 6

Jasper Tudor

Answer 6

Henry VIIIs uncle

Helps Henry conquer Wales and England in 1485

Question 7

Margaret Beaufort

Answer 7

Henry VIIIs mother

Descendant of Edward III by the marriage of his 3rd son to Catherine Swynford

Question 8

Elizabeth of York

Answer 8

Henry VII’s wife

Brother of the princes in the tower; eldest daughter of Edward IV

Question 9

Edward, Earl of Warwick

Answer 9

Richard III’s nephew; Yorkist claimant

Sent to the tower when Henry becomes king. Not executed until 1499

Question 10

John De La Pole, Earl of Suffolk

Answer 10

Richard III’s brother in law
Father of John and Edmund De La Pole
Supports Yorkists in the War of Roses but loyal to Henry until his death

Question 11

John De La Pole, Earl of Lincoln

Answer 11

Richard IIIs nephew; Yorkist council
Joins Henry’s council after proffessing loyalty
Killed at Battle of Stoke supporting Soimnel

Question 12

Edmund De la Pole, Earl of Suffolkq

Answer 12

Brother of John De La Pole (Lincoln)
After John’s death becomes the leading Yorkist claiment
Executed by HEnry VIII in 1513

Question 13

John Howard (Duke of Norfolk)

Answer 13

Father of Thomas Howard
Close friend and loyal supporter of Richard III
Died at Bosworth

Question 14

Thomas Howard (2nd) Duke of Norfolk)

Answer 14

Son of John Howard
Grandfather of Catherine Howard & Anne Boyelen
Yorkist captured at Bosworth and stripped of land, titles and held in the tower of London.
Refuses to escape during Lincoln rebllion in 1487 but doesn’t; wins Henry VII’s trust

Question 15

Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland

Answer 15

Lead a major portion of Richard IIIs troops but didn’t commit
Imprisoned briefly
Responsible for controlling North of England
Murdered trying to collect tax in the Yorkshire rebellion

Question 16

Lord Francis Lovell

Answer 16

Ally of Richard III
English nobleman
Led a rebellion in Midlands which was put down
Went missing in 1487 post Battle of Stoke

Question 17

Humphrey Stafford

Answer 17

Supporter of Richard III
Takes part in Lovell Rebellion
Executed

Question 18

Thomas Staffrd

Answer 18

Supporter of Richard III
Takes part in Lovell Rebellion
Pardoned and remains loyal

Question 19

Sir John Egremont

Answer 19

Led Yorkshire rebellion

Yorkist supporter

Question 20

Lambert Simnel

Answer 20

Pretender
Claims to be Earl of Warwick
Pardoned and given job in kitchens

Question 21

Lord Audley

Answer 21

Only noble in Cornish rebellion

Arrested and beheaded

Question 22

John Morton

Answer 22

Lord Chancellor & Archbishop of Canterbury

Known for harsh taxation policies; benevolences

Question 23

Margaret of Burgundy (York)

Answer 23

Sister of Edward IV and Richard III
Widow of Charles the Bold (Burgundy)
Yorkist supporter; sheltered Lovell, Lincoln, Warbeck and acknowledges Simnel

Question 24

Perkin Warbeck

Answer 24

A pretender
Claims to be Richard of Shrewsbury (prince in tower)
Executed after trying to escape the tower

Question 25

Sir William Stanley

Answer 25

Leading courtier & Lord Chamberlain Helpd Henry at Bosworth Younger brother of Thomas Stanley Executed for supporting Warbeck

Question 26

Prince Arthor Tudor

Answer 26

First son of Henry VII

Question 27

Prince Henry Tudor

Answer 27

Second son of Henry VII | Becomes Henry VIII

Question 28

Catherine of Aragon

Answer 28

Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabelle; Spanish monarchs Marries Arthur then Henry Queen of England 1509-1533

Question 29

Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile

Answer 29

Parents of Catherine of Aragon | Joint Spanish monarchs

Question 30

James IV of Scotland

Answer 30

King of Scotland from 1488-1513

Question 31

Margarat Tudor

Answer 31

Eldest daughter of Henry VII | Married to James IV

Question 32

Charles VIII of France

Answer 32

King of France from 1483-1498

Question 33

Louis XII of France

Answer 33

King of France from 1498-1515

Question 34

Maxiillian I

Answer 34

Holy Roman Emperor

Question 35

Philip of Burgundy

Answer 35

Son of Maximillian | Heir to Holy Roman Empire but doesn't take throne

Question 36

Edmund Dudley

Answer 36

A member of the Royal council and Council learned in law | Executed by Henry VIII

Question 37

Robert Empson

Answer 37

A member of the Royal council and Council learned in law | Executed by Henry VIII

Question 38

Sir Reginald Bray

Answer 38

A member of the Royal council (Council learned in law) Appointed to Henry's council in 1491; chief financial advisor