Q.1
On the day of his death at the Battle of Bosworth, Richard held captive the son of one of his commanders, Sir Stanley, in order to secure his loyalty. Richard threatened to kill Stanley's son if his father betrayed him. What was Stanley's response to Richard's threat?
  • "Sire, have mercy!"
  • "Sire, the boy is yours"
  • "Sire, I am your loyal servant"
  • "Sire, I have other sons"
Q.2
According to Shakespeare, Richard framed who for treason, resulting in their execution?
  • His brother, George
  • His mother, Cecily
  • His son, John
  • His sister, Margaret
Q.3
Following the death of Richard's wife it was rumoured that he planned to marry which of his relations?
  • His mother
  • His aunt
  • His daughter
  • His niece
Q.4
Sir Thomas More, in his , says that Richard murdered Henry VI in the Tower of London. We can be reasonably sure that this is not true. Why?
  • Henry died of natural causes
  • Richard was not in London when the crime was committed
  • Henry's murderer was a woman
  • Richard had no motive to kill Henry
Q.5
Following the death of her husband, Edward, son of Henry VI, his wife Anne, was taken prisoner by whom? She was married to Richard III one year later.
  • Edward IV
  • George, brother of Edward and Richard
  • Richard III
  • The Earl of Warwick
Q.6
On 13th June 1483, Richard had one of his former allies killed. What was the victim's name?
  • Edward, Earl of Northumberland
  • William, Baron of Hastings
  • Mary, Countess of Wessex
  • Henry, Duke of Norfolk
Q.7
After the Battle of Tewkesbury, Edward, the son of Henry VI, was captured and killed. Who was it who murdered Edward?
  • Edward IV
  • Richard III
  • The Duke of Clarence
  • We don't know
Q.8
Anne died just four months before her husband Richard. What is the most likely cause of death?
  • The Black Death
  • Poison
  • Tuberculosis
  • Strangulation
Q.9
In 1483, following the death of Edward IV, his son, Edward V, was escorted to London by two men; Anthony Woodville, the Earl Rivers and Sir Richard Grey, half-brother to the new king. Richard III met the party and did what?
  • He had the two men imprisoned and killed
  • He granted the two men titles and lands
  • He had the two men sent into exile
  • He granted the two men monetary rewards
Q.10
Perhaps the most infamous of Richard's alleged crimes was the supposed murder of who?
  • His sons
  • All of the citizens of York
  • His nephews
  • All of the citizens of Gloucester
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