Statistics for Wars of the Roses: pt 1

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
How old was Henry VI when he became King Of England?	9 months	79%
Who was Henry VI's wife?	Margaret of Anjou	79%
What role did York get in March 1454?	Lord Protector	71%
Which of Edward III's sons did Henry VI claim descent through?	John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster	64%
Cade's Manifesto demanded the return of which nobleman?	Richard Duke of York	64%
In what year was Normandy lost?	1450	57%
What was a notable uprising starting in Kent in 1450?	Cade's Rebellion	57%
Who was his other uncle (acted as Lord Protector during Henry's minority, possibly poisoned but probably died of a stroke after being arrested for treason on 20 February 1447)?	Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester	57%
Did he manage to get Somerset put on trial?	No	57%
Notable deaths at St Albans I. (3 options get the right one lol)	Duke of Somerset Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland Lord Clifford	50%
Which nobleman was summarily executed on a ship in 1450?	Duke of Suffolk	50%
What was the name of the Duke of Somerset (1448-1455)?	Edmund Beaufort	50%
Who was Henry VI's eldest uncle?	John, Duke of Bedford	50%
What is the use of titles, land and offices to reward supporters and encourage loyalty called?	Patronage	50%
Which of Edward III's sons did Richard, Duke of York (and his son Edward IV) claim descent through?	Edmund, Duke of York Lionel, Duke of Clarence	43%
Where was the Duke of York's posting following his return from France in 1447?	Ireland	43%
What was the name of the Duke of Suffolk (1447-1450)?	William de la Pole	43%
Where was the Coup d'état that Richard attempted in 1452?	Dartford, Kent	36%
Who did Somerset alienate when he granted himself some disputed estates in South Glamorgan in June 1453?	Earl of Warwick	36%
What happened to Henry VI in the following month?	Mental Breakdown	36%
Which part of English territory in France was lost in July 1453, following the Battle of Castillion?	Gascony	29%
Who was York unable to influence during this period?	Henry VI	29%
What alias did the above's leader use?	John Mortimer	29%
Who's tactics led to the Yorkist victory at St Albans I?	Earl of Warwick	21%
What was the largest and most state in Medieval Europe?	Holy Roman Empire	21%
To which position did he appoint his main supporter, Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury?	Lord Chancellor	21%
What treaty negotiated returning English land back to the French in exchange for a marriage between Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou?	Treaty of Tours	21%
When was the First Battle of St Albans?	22 May 1455	14%
Richard lowered the cost of the Royal Household from £24,000 in 1450 to ___ in 1455.	£5000	14%
Which family did he allow to keep their positions of power in the South West?	Bonvilles	14%
When was Edward, Prince of Wales born?	13 October 1453	7%
When did Henry VI recover?	25 December 1454	7%
When did York's Protectorate formally end?	9 February 1455	7%
What punishment did he give to nobles who failed to attend his February 1454 Parliament?	Fines	7%
In what month did Richard Duke of York return from Ireland without permission?	September 1450	7%
Who did this alienate? (once ally, fought with the King at St Albans)	William Courtenay Earl of Devon	7%
How much was the bond York imposed on Devon and the Bonvilles to ensure good behaviour?	£1000	0%
His work with merchants caused a trade increase. How much did customs duties bring in per year at this time?	£30000	0%
When was Somerset released from the Tower of London by Henry?	4 February 1455	0%