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What the Wars of the Roses tell us about England in the fifteenth century

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “What the Wars of the Roses tell us about England in the fifteenth century”, 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. The ceremony of crowning a king or queen is known as a...
  2. How old was Edward V when his father unexpectedly died?
  3. Richard of Gloucester made himself ___ of England until Edward V was old enough to rule.
  4. Write the missing name: Edward V and his younger brother ___ were both held in the Tower of London.
  5. What most likely happened to the princes in the tower?
  6. Put these events into the correct order.
  7. Write the missing number. The Wars of the Roses helps to explain why England was so unstable in the ___th century.
  8. Henry VI's reign shows that a medieval king needed to be strong and a brave ___ in battle.
  9. Which group of people did Edward IV fail to control effectively during his unstable first reign?
  10. Which of the following were features of Plantagenet rule?
  11. At which battle in 1485 did Henry Tudor kill Richard III?
  12. Match the following keywords to their correct definitions.

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