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What was the Battle of Shrewsbury (1403) about?
Henry Hotspur questioning Henry IV's authority
Henry IV fighting a major rebellion led by the Percys
The Welsh ... again
A competition of who could shout 'treason!' the loudest
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Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset
Edward IV - his part time astrologer
Henry VI - key Lancastrian commander and disliked by the Yorkists
Richard II - gave the young king motivational speeches in Latin
Henry VII - hosted tea parties to discuss land tax
3
What did Henry V do early in his reign to boost his image?
Invented conditioner
Distanced himself from his wild youth and presented himself as a serious
Promised free ale for all!
Became rather religious in his rhetoric
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Why was Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville controversial?
She did not ensure a French alliance
They ghosted Warwick the Kingmaker
They met on Tinder
She was a 'chav' (Dan Jones)
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What major event rocked Richard II's early reign in 1381?
The French Revolution
The Peasant's Revolt
The invention of TikTok
The Lollard Uprising
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What was young Prince Hal (later Henry V) like during his father's reign?
Pub regular
Already writing Shakespeare plays under a pen name
A wild youth who enjoyed taverns more than councils
A straight laced scholar who never left the library
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What was 'Titulus Regius'?
Richard III's drag name
The law used to declare Edward VI's children illegitimate
Fancy name for royal toe-wrestling
The name of Richard's prized war horse
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What did Henry V gain from the Treaty of Troyes in 1420?
The French throne
Angry brother in law
Hot wife
Crepes
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What did Henry VII create to control powerful nobles?
A Naughty List
The Court of the Star Chamber
The League of being desperate to marry sond off to the Spanish
The Council of the North
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How did Henry VI's reign (and life) end in 1471?
He moved to France with Margaret where they became really famous mimes
He was voted off Royal Love Island
He died in the Tower of London
He joined the clergy
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What was Henry VII's attitude towards nobles?
'You do you, boo'
'Obey me or I'll tax your dog'
'Tea and subtle threat?'
'Behave or pay up'
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How did Richard III become king in 1483?
Pushed Edward V over on his coronation day and stole the crown
Disinherited his dead brother's kids
Declared his nephew's illegitimate
Won at a jousting tournament
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Who were the Lords Appellant?
A group of nobles who challenged Richard's authority in the 1380s
Richard's favourites (personal cheer leading squad)
Nobles who gave Richard a medieval performance review
A medieval boy band banned by the Pope
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What happened to Richard II in 1399?
He abdicated the throne and lived in France with his child bride
He became a (really fashionable) monk
He was deposed by Henry Bolingbroke
He joined the circus as 'Richard the Flexible'
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How did Richard II die?
He lost a joust to Henry B
Natural causes - he was just too dramatic to live
He vanished into a puff of lavender incense
He starved (or possibly murdered) in captivity
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How did Richard II assert his kingship in the 1390s?
Ruled autocratically, increased personal power and relied on patronage
Created a cult of kingship and divine right
He hosted the first 'King's Got Talent'
Struck back against the Lords Appellant - arresting and executing several
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Who famously dramatised Henry V's life?
King Henry himself
Chaucer
That guy from the village who does impressions
Shakespeare
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How old was Henry VI when he became king of England?
10 years old but already had a cool beard
9 months old
7 1/2 and very opinionated about tax policy
Old enough to drive a chariot
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What made Henry V's army so effective at Agincourt?
French knights were distracted by how shiny the English swords were
Strategic positioning
Use of the English longbow
Magnificent dumpy horses
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How did Richard II become king of England in 1377?
He pulled a sword from a stone
He staged a coup
He inherited the throne as a child after Edward, the Black Prince, died
He won a dance-off at court
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What happened to George, Duke of Clarence
He was executed for treason and drowned in a butt of wine
He opened a wine bar
He became the patron saint of hangovers
He got lost in a vineyard
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Who was Henry VI's ambitious and politically active queen?
Margaret Beaufort
Elizabeth Woodville
Margaret of Anjou
Beyonce of Anjou
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Who did Lambert Simnel pretend to be?
Richard, the younger of the Princes in the Tower
Edward, the Earl of Warwick
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Margaret of Anjou
Richard II - inspired his fashion
Edward IV - she made him king
Richard III - hosted peace talks
Henry VI - when he zoned out, she zoomed in
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What event happened in 1450 which shook Henry VI's rule?
Battle of St Albans
His crown melted in the sun
Dance plague
Cade's Rebellion
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What personal issue affected Henry IV later in life?
Stage fright during Parliament
The 'curse' of killing an Archbishop
A really annoying son
Chronic illness - possibly leprosy or another skin disease
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What personal challenge did Henry VI face as an adult?
His wife kept meddling
He often pretended to be a monk (and meant it)
He couldn't remember if he was French or English
He suffered mental breakdowns and periods of catatonia
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Which battle ended Richard III's reign (and life)?
The Duel of the Dukes
The Battle of Bad PR
The Battle of Stoke Field
The Battle of Bosworth Field
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Elizabeth Woodville
Henry VII - she faked her own death to avoid mother-in-law duties
Edward V - she was his mother
Richard III - she teamed up with him
Henry VI - his dentist and why you've never heard of her before
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What made Henry VI king of France too? (Two crowns and no teeth)
The Treaty of Troyes made him heir after Charles VI's death
His marriage to Margaret of Anjou
Just given it cos why not?
Because he was quite nice
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Which Yorkist figure was Henry VI's biggest early threat?
Richard, Duke of Yogurt
Richard, Duke of York
Loveday was really traumatic for him
Edward, Earl of March
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Who did Perkin Warbeck pretend to be?
Richard, the younger of the Princes in the Tower
Edward, the Earl of Warwick
33
What happened at the 'Merciless Parliament' of 1388?
Several of Richard's close advisors were executed
The king was forced to perform stand up comedy for survival
Everyone just cried and went home
Parliament accidently voted itself out of existence
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John of Gaunt
Richard II -the king's uncle and power behind the throne until R2 got moody
Henry VII - John ran the Lancastrian merch stall at Bosworth
Henry V - he trained Henry how to scowl majestically
Henry VI - he was Henry's therapist
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When did Edward IV die and what was the result?
1485 - just after the Tudor's invented WiFi
He's technically still alive, just pretending to be gone
1490 - he left his young son in charge
1483 - and England got messier than before
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How did Edward IV become king in 1461?
Won at the Battle of St Albans
Won at the Battle of Lazytown
Won at the Battle of Towton
Walked into Westminster and shouted 'shot gun!'
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How did Henry VII unite the feuding houses of Lancaster and York?
Team building retreat
With a dance off
Killing or exiling most of the Yorkists helped
Politically convenient wedding
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What title did Henry IV hold before becoming king?
Duke of York
Duke of Lancaster
Duke of Everything
Earl of Overthrowing People
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Who was the leader of the Welsh rebellion against Henry IV?
Merlin
Gareth
Owain Glyndwr
Owen Glinister
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Who was Edward IV's younger brother and future king?
Richard, Duke of the North
Larry, the Loyal
George, Earl of Grape Juice
Richard, Duke of Gloucester
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How did Henry V die in 1422?
Dysentery
Fell into the Somme River
In battle
Choked on a particularly dry crepe
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Lord Stanley (Thomas)
Edward IV - was in charge of royal morale
Henry V - in charge of the royal sword at Agincourt
Richard III - served loyally until he didn't which R3 noticed before dying
Henry VII - picked his moment at Bosworth
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What's one reason Richard III's legacy is so debated?
Historians argue whether he was a villain or a victim of Tudor propaganda
He was too cool to be understood in his own time
His ghost keeps giving conflicting interviews
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Which battle in 1471 allowed Edward IV to reclaim his throne for good?
The Battle of Epic Comebacks
The Battle of Shrewsbury
The Battle of Bosworth
The Battle of Barnet
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Which monarch and scenario best fits - Margaret Beaufort
Henry V - she taught him archery and the craft of stylish war
Henry VII - his mother and schemer-in-chief
Richard II - she briefly ruled in his place whilst he was in Ireland
Edward IV - she hosted biweekly Yorkist brunches
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What caused the showdown between Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray in 1398?
Mowbray insulted Bolingbroke's poetry and it got personal
They accused each other of treason and were set to duel
Fighting over who had the better jousting stick in the first place
They argued over who had the better hair
