role of queen margaret Flashcards

(17 cards)

1
Q

who was the principal negotiator of Margaret of Anjou’s marriage to Henry VI

A

William de la pole, duke of Suffolk

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2
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what was the size of Margaret of Anjou’s extremely small dowry as per her marriage to Henry VI

A

20,000 francs

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3
Q

as per which treaty in 1444 was Margaret of Anjou married to Henry VI

A

Treaty of Tours

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4
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in what year was Maine surrendered to the French, causing some unpopularity of Queen Margaret

A

1448

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5
Q

when did queen margaret birth her first son to henry vi, edward prince of wales

A

October 1453

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6
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who, by the beginning of 1454, had margaret began to fear

A

richard duke of york

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7
Q

in what year did french general Pierre De Breze attack Sandwich on the English coast

A

1457

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8
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Margaret is accredited with the organisation of which event in 1458

A

Loveday

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9
Q

where was Margaret attempting to raise support for the lancastrians at the time of the Battle of Wakefield in 1460

A

Scotland

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10
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Margaret ordered the execution of which 2 Yorkist Noblemen following her success at the 2nd Battle of St. Albans

A

Lord Bonville and sir Thomas Kyriell

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10
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at which battle in February 1461 was Margaret present

A

2nd Battle of St.Albans

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11
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where did Queen Margaret flee to after the Lancastrians were defeated at the battle of Towton

A

Wales and then Scotland

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12
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who did Margaret ally with when she fled to France after being forced to flee after yorkist victory at Towton

A

Louis XI

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13
Q

when was Margaret’s son Edward married to the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, Anne Neville

A

Late 1470

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14
Q

Margaret was forced to lead her own army at which battle in may 1471

A

Tewkesbury

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15
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at which battle was Margaret’s son, Edward of Wales, killed at just 17

16
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after which year did Margaret hold virtually no influence in England until her death in 1482