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Richard III Quiz - Fall of the House of York (Questions)

Fall of the House of York tests you on the Battle of Bosworth.

In the culmination of the thirty-year-long War of the Roses, the Battle of Bosworth was fought. King Richard III was killed, bringing an end to the rule of the House of York, the line of Plantagenet kings and the war itself. A new era was to follow, governed by a new dynasty; the Tudors.

The Lancastrian army, led by Henry Tudor, was made up of men from several countries. From where did the majority come?

[ ]	England
[ ]	Wales
[ ]	Scotland
[ ]	France

The battle began well for Henry, so Richard ordered one of his commanders to attack. The order was not followed. Who was the commander in question?

[ ]	Sir Stanley
[ ]	The Earl of Warwick
[ ]	The Earl of Northumberland
[ ]	The Duke of Norfolk

During the battle Henry rode away from the rest of his army. Where did he go?

[ ]	To Leicester
[ ]	To the top of a hill
[ ]	To the rear of his army
[ ]	Towards Richard's army

Richard tried to end the battle by attacking the enemy leader, Henry Tudor. Richard's charge managed to kill many men, including Henry's banner bearer but it could not reach Henry himself. How close did Richard get to Henry?

[ ]	A few miles
[ ]	A few yards
[ ]	A few feet
[ ]	A few inches

Richard's near victory was scuppered by what?

[ ]	An attack from his own men
[ ]	A cavalry charge from Henry's men
[ ]	A cannon shot
[ ]	A hail of arrows

Richard's standard bearer, Sir Percival Thirwell, continued to hold up the Yorkist banner despite losing what?

[ ]	His horse
[ ]	His arm
[ ]	His legs
[ ]	His mind

Richard lost his horse and had to fight on foot. How did he react to this?

[ ]	He fought on regardless
[ ]	He ordered one of his men to give him their own horse
[ ]	He charged recklessly to his death
[ ]	He prayed to God for a horse

What did Henry do with Richard's body?

[ ]	Have it burned
[ ]	Have it placed in a shroud and buried
[ ]	Have it beheaded and the head put on a spike
[ ]	Have it stripped naked and strapped to a horse

Richard's body was buried in Leicester, at which church?

[ ]	Whitemonks
[ ]	Blackcross
[ ]	Greyfriars
[ ]	Brownfathers

10.

The Battle of Bosworth brought an end to both the War of the Roses and the rule of the House of York. What else is said to have ended on this date?

[ ]	The Black Death
[ ]	The Middle Ages
[ ]	The Peasant's Revolt
[ ]	Government by the monarchy

Richard III Quiz - Fall of the House of York (Answers)

The Lancastrian army, led by Henry Tudor, was made up of men from several countries. From where did the majority come?

[ ]	England
[x]	Wales
[ ]	Scotland
[ ]	France

Most of Henry's men came from his homeland in Wales. He also had 1,800 Frenchmen and a few Scots. Despite fighting for the English crown, Henry's army of 5,000 contained less than 1,000 Englishmen

The battle began well for Henry, so Richard ordered one of his commanders to attack. The order was not followed. Who was the commander in question?

[ ]	Sir Stanley
[ ]	The Earl of Warwick
[x]	The Earl of Northumberland
[ ]	The Duke of Norfolk

Some historians think that Northumberland betrayed his king but others believe that the order was made impossible to complete due to the nature of the terrain. Either way, the ordered attack never came

During the battle Henry rode away from the rest of his army. Where did he go?

[ ]	To Leicester
[ ]	To the top of a hill
[ ]	To the rear of his army
[x]	Towards Richard's army

Henry rode towards Sir Stanley's men, who were part of Richard's army. This seems strange at first but there was method in his madness, as you will see later

[ ]	A few miles
[ ]	A few yards
[x]	A few feet
[ ]	A few inches

Richard is said to have come within 'a greatsword-length' of Henry before the press of men and horses carried him away

Richard's near victory was scuppered by what?

[x]	An attack from his own men
[ ]	A cavalry charge from Henry's men
[ ]	A cannon shot
[ ]	A hail of arrows

Whilst Richard was attacking Henry and separated from the rest of his army, one of his commanders, Sir Stanley, switched sides and his men attacked Richard, their king. Henry's advance towards Stanley's force now makes sense

Richard's standard bearer, Sir Percival Thirwell, continued to hold up the Yorkist banner despite losing what?

[ ]	His horse
[ ]	His arm
[x]	His legs
[ ]	His mind

Despite his injuries Sir Percival still held the banner aloft until he was eventually killed

Richard lost his horse and had to fight on foot. How did he react to this?

[x]	He fought on regardless
[ ]	He ordered one of his men to give him their own horse
[ ]	He charged recklessly to his death
[ ]	He prayed to God for a horse

Richard's followers offered him their horses so that he could escape but Richard refused. He was surrounded and outnumbered and eventually hacked to death by Henry's followers

What did Henry do with Richard's body?

[ ]	Have it burned
[ ]	Have it placed in a shroud and buried
[ ]	Have it beheaded and the head put on a spike
[x]	Have it stripped naked and strapped to a horse

Richard's corpse was taken to Leicester and displayed in a church to prove that he was indeed dead. It was buried two days later in an unmarked tomb

Richard's body was buried in Leicester, at which church?

[ ]	Whitemonks
[ ]	Blackcross
[x]	Greyfriars
[ ]	Brownfathers

Greyfriars was dissolved in 1538 by Henry VII's son, Henry VIII. The site of Richard's grave later became a car park

10.

The Battle of Bosworth brought an end to both the War of the Roses and the rule of the House of York. What else is said to have ended on this date?

[ ]	The Black Death
[x]	The Middle Ages
[ ]	The Peasant's Revolt
[ ]	Government by the monarchy

Many historians take the end of Richard III's reign as the beginning of the Renaissance, with advances in scientific knowledge and the discovery of America soon to take place