Wars of the Roses quiz
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Whom did Henry VII marry to unite the rival houses?
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Roughly how long did the Wars of the Roses last?
Answer: About 30 years
Why: The Hundred Years' War with France ended in 1453, just two years before the Wars of the Roses began.
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Which boy king vanished in 1483 before he could be crowned?
Answer: Edward V
Why: Edward V was 12 when his father died on 9 April 1483, and his reign lasted less than three months.
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Which future saint wrote an unfinished history of Richard III?
Answer: Thomas More
Why: His account passed into later chronicles such as Holinshed's, which Shakespeare used as a source.
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Where has Richard III been buried since 2015?
Answer: Leicester Cathedral
Why: In 2014 the High Court threw out a bid by distant relatives to have him reburied in York Minster instead.
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What job did Henry VII give the boy pretender Lambert Simnel?
Answer: Kitchen servant
Why: Simnel started out turning the spit in the royal kitchen and later rose to become a royal falconer.
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Where was Henry VI's only son killed in 1471?
Answer: Tewkesbury
Why: His father, Henry VI, died in the Tower of London on 21 May 1471, less than three weeks after the battle.
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