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Edward IV's unstable first reign

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Edward IV's unstable first reign”, from the unit “The Wars of the Roses: what does it tell us about fifteenth-century England?” (Year 7 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. What is the wife of a reigning monarch known as?
  2. Margaret of ___ helped her husband Henry VI to regain the throne from Richard, Duke of York.
  3. Where was Richard, Duke of York killed?
  4. When was the Battle of Mortimer's Cross?
  5. Match the battle to the correct year and outcome.
  6. During the Wars of the Roses, the fighting between the Yorkists and ___ caused England to become unstable.
  7. Write the missing name: During the reign of Edward IV, he upset members of the nobility at court by marrying ...
  8. The Earl of Warwick had hoped England would form an alliance with which country?
  9. Why did Warwick betray Edward by pledging his support to Henry VI and the Lancastrians?
  10. Put these events into chronological order.
  11. What lesson did Edward IV learn from his unstable first reign?
  12. Complete the sentence: Events in England between 1461 and 1471 were caused by arguments about who should ___ England.

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