Q.1
On 22nd July 1484 the Battle of Lochmaben Fair took place in Scotland after Richard III gave permission for rebels agianst the Scottish king to invade from England. Who was the Scottish king at the time?
  • James I
  • James II
  • James III
  • James IV
Q.2
On the 9th April 1484, Richard III's only legitimate child, Edward Prince of Wales, died. How old was the young Prince?
  • He was four years old
  • He was six years old
  • He was eight years old
  • He was ten years old
Q.3
Richard's reign is said to have started twelve days before his coronation after he deposed which king?
  • Edward IV
  • Henry V
  • Edward V
  • Henry VI
Q.4
In early August of 1485 thousands of Londoners were killed by an outbreak of what disease?
  • Sweating sickness
  • Typhoid
  • Sleeping sickness
  • Cholera
Q.5
Richard was crowned as King of England in 1483 but on what date?
  • On the 6th of June
  • On the 6th of July
  • On the 6th of August
  • On the 6th of September
Q.6
In September of 1484 the kingdoms of England and Scotland signed a three year truce. After which city was the treaty named?
  • York
  • Nottingham
  • Warwick
  • Leicester
Q.7
In August of 1483 the Sistine Chapel was opened in Rome. Which famous artist painted the fresco on the chapel's ceiling?
  • Michelangelo
  • Leonardo
  • Raphael
  • Donatello
Q.8
Richard's reign came to an end on August 22nd 1485 after his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field. In which county is Bosworth?
  • Northamptonshire
  • Leicestershire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Lincolnshire
Q.9
During Richard's reign he encouraged the new technology of printing. The first English translation of which book was printed in March 1484?
  • The Odyssey
  • The Bible
  • Aesop's Fables
  • The Koran
Q.10
In October of 1483 Richard faced a rebellion by Henry Stafford, the Duke of Buckingham. After his defeat Buckingham tried to escape but was captured how?
  • He tried to escape down river but his boat sank
  • He was stopped at a port as he tried to leave the country
  • He posed as a woman but his disguise failed
  • He was turned in for a reward
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