Starter quiz
- The Yorkists and the Lancastrians were two branches of the ______ family.
- 'Plantagenet' ✓
- What symbol was used by the House of York?
- a yellow rose
- an orange rose
- a red rose
- a white rose ✓
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- From which two regions did Henry VI lose lands in France?
- Brittany and Corsica
- Gascony and Normandy ✓
- Occitane and Hauts-de-France
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Grand Esk
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- Which nobleman became Protector of England during Henry VI's illness?
- Richard, Prince of Wales
- Richard Tudor
- Richard, Duke of Lancaster
- Richard, Duke of York ✓
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- In what year was the Battle of St Albans fought?
- 1454
- 1455 ✓
- 1456
- 1457
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- The Battle of St Albans marked the start of a ______ year war between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists.
- '30' ✓
Exit quiz
- A queen consort is the wife of a reigning ...
- 'monarch' ✓
- What actions did Margaret of Anjou take to help her husband regain the throne from Richard, Duke of York?
- She murdered Richard, Duke of York and made herself Queen.
- She pretended she accepted the authority of Richard, Duke of York.
- She led an army to fight the Duke of York.
- She removed Yorkists from court and persuaded the Lancastrians to fight back. ✓
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- Complete the missing word: Richard, Duke of York, had the support of the powerful nobleman, the Earl of ______, but was still killed at Wakefield in 1460.
- Suffolk
- Leicester
- Warwick ✓
- Devon
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- At which battle in February 1461 did Richard's son, Edward, got revenge on the Lancastrians?
- The Battle of Mortimer's Cross ✓
- The Battle of Bosworth Field
- The Battle of Barnet
- The Battle of Towton
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔The Battle of Wakefield
- 2⇔The Battle of Mortimer's Cross
- 3⇔The Battle of Towton
- 4⇔Edward IV crowned at Westminster Abbey
- During the battles between the Yorkists and Lancastrians, England became ...
- 'unstable' ✓
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Key learning points
- After the Battle of St Albans, Henry VI’s wife, Margaret of Anjou, was determined to preserve her husband’s rule.
- She ruled on his behalf and built Lancastrian support for Henry, removing Yorkists from court.
- Fighting broke out in 1460 with the powerful Earl of Warwick supporting the Yorkists, but York was killed.
- Edward, York’s son, replaced him and defeated the Yorkists at Mortimer’s Cross and Towton, claiming the throne.
- England had once again been made unstable by arguments over who should be in charge of the country.
Common misconception
The belief that Margaret of Anjou was a vicious and unpleasant woman.
A woman who held power would have likely been criticised in the medieval period and Yorkists would also have wanted to show her in an unfavourable light.
Keywords
Queen consort - the wife of a reigning monarch
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