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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who was Henry's mother, who was also a descendent of Edward III through John of Gaunt?	Margaret Beaufort	67%
Which conflict began in 1455 and lasted until 1485/7?	The Wars of the Roses	56%
When was the Yorkshire rebellion?	1489	53%
Which Scottish king gave him a pension of £1200 a year, helping him to finance an invasion?	James IV	47%
Who did Henry immediately lock into the Tower of London, and was second in line to the throne?	Earl of Warwick	44%
Who proved to be a useful role model for Henry and followed him into exile?	Jasper Tudor	44%
Who impersonated the son of Geroge, Duke of Clarence?	Lambert Simnel	44%
Who won the day for Henry at the Battle of Bosworth?	Sir William Stanley	44%
When was Henry made the head of the House of Lancaster?	1471	42%
Who impersonated Richard of Shrewsbury, the second son of Edward IV?	Perkin Warbeck	42%
When did Henry's uncle die?	1495	39%
When was the Cornish rebellion?	1497	39%
Who was Henry's father who was the half-brother to Henry VI?	Edmund Tudor	39%
Why did both of these rebellions occur?	Tax	36%
When did Henry date his reign as beginning?	21 August 1485	33%
Who rebelled against Richard III in 1483?	The Duke of Buckingham	33%
When was the Battle of Bosworth?	22 August 1485	31%
What battle, on the 16 June 1487, saw him get killed and his threat to Henry nullified?	Battle of Stoke	31%
Who was effectively made Richard III's heir, and had the backing of notable figures such as the Earl of Kildare?	John de la Pole	31%
Who worked for Henry in exile and later became the Archbishop of Canterbury?	John Morton	31%
Who did Henry's mother marry, who's support proved decisive in the Battle of Bosworth?	Lord Stanley	31%
Who was the Earl of Suffolk that fled twice, firstly in 1499 to Calais, then in 1501 to the Holy Roman Empire?	Edmund de la Pole	28%
Who was one of the few nobles to support Henry at Bosworth, who was then rewarded with significant lands in East Anglia?	The Earl of Oxford	22%
What was his title?	Earl of Lincoln	19%
Who also worked for him in exile and became the Bishop of Westminster?	Richard Fox	19%
Who was made the Lieutenant of the North in order to prevent any future northen unrest?	The Earl of Surrey	19%
When did Henry meet Parliament so they could acknowledge him as King?	7 November 1485	17%
When did Henry marry Elizabeth York?	18 January 1486	11%
When was Henry's coronation?	30 October 1485	11%
When did he give himself up?	August 1497	6%
How much did this ordeal cost Henry in total?	£13,000	3%
The threat was only dealt with after Phillip, the son of Maximilian, negotiated the surrender of the Earl of Suffolk after he was blown off course and onto the English coast. When was he surrendered?	16 March 1506	0%
When was he hanged, after trying to escape for a second time?	23 November 1499	0%
How much did Henry pay Maximilian to recieve him?	£250,000	0%