AQA A-Level History Tudors UPDATED
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who was Henry VII's mother? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Margaret Beaufort
When was Henry VII born? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1457
Where did Henry VII spend his exile? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Brittany
When was the Battle of Bosworth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- August 1485
Who also had a claim to the throne when Henry VII became King? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Earl of Lincoln and Earl of Suffolk
Why did Henry VII backdate his reign? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- So he could punish
those who had fought against him with treason
To When did Henry VII date his reign? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 21st August 1485
Why was Henry VII's coronation fast? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Had to assert himself as
a legitimate heir
In what order did Henry VII hold the coronation, meet with parliament and marry? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Coronation, Parliament, Marriage
Who did Henry VII marry? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Elizabeth of York
When did Henry VII embark on his Royal Progress? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- April 1486
What title was Sir William Stanley rewarded with for the Battle of Bosworth? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Lord Chamberlain
,Who had authority in Wales under Henry VII? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Jasper Tudor
What were attainders? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Used to seizes titles and possessions of
nobles he suspected
How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
138 (46 reversed)
What was Patronage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rewarding nobles with land
How was the number of nobles during Henry's reign affected? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Decreased by one-quarter
What was retaining? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Noblemen keeping a large number of men
as personal staff
What honoury title could be rewarded to nobles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Order of the
Garter
When were laws passed against illegal retaining? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1485 and
1504
What did Henry VII use to control nobles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Financial Bonds
How much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
£70, 000
What did Henry VII establish as the royal debt collector? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The
Council Learned in Law
How did Henry VII use parliament? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sparingly
, How many men did Henry VII's Royal Court officially include? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
227
What was the Court of Audit used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Monitoring government
spending
When was the star Chamber Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1487
What was the Court of Star Chamber? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Prosecuted anyone who
behaved in a rebellious manner. Came to be used as a Court of appeal.
When did Henry use the Act of Resumption to reclaim all Crown Lands? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 1486
What was relief? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Paid by an heir when he received inheritance
What was Livery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Payment made by a ward upon reaching
adulthood
What were customs duties? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Paid on goods entering or leaving
the country.
What were legal dues? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Money from fines made by people
appearing at court
What were loans and benevolences? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The Kings right to ask for
financial help in emergencies
How did Henry VII exploit feudal dues? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1504, £30,000 from
Parliament for knighthood of late Prince Arthur
Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
Who was Henry VII's mother? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Margaret Beaufort
When was Henry VII born? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1457
Where did Henry VII spend his exile? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Brittany
When was the Battle of Bosworth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- August 1485
Who also had a claim to the throne when Henry VII became King? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Earl of Lincoln and Earl of Suffolk
Why did Henry VII backdate his reign? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- So he could punish
those who had fought against him with treason
To When did Henry VII date his reign? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 21st August 1485
Why was Henry VII's coronation fast? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Had to assert himself as
a legitimate heir
In what order did Henry VII hold the coronation, meet with parliament and marry? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Coronation, Parliament, Marriage
Who did Henry VII marry? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Elizabeth of York
When did Henry VII embark on his Royal Progress? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- April 1486
What title was Sir William Stanley rewarded with for the Battle of Bosworth? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Lord Chamberlain
,Who had authority in Wales under Henry VII? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Jasper Tudor
What were attainders? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Used to seizes titles and possessions of
nobles he suspected
How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
138 (46 reversed)
What was Patronage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rewarding nobles with land
How was the number of nobles during Henry's reign affected? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Decreased by one-quarter
What was retaining? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Noblemen keeping a large number of men
as personal staff
What honoury title could be rewarded to nobles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Order of the
Garter
When were laws passed against illegal retaining? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1485 and
1504
What did Henry VII use to control nobles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Financial Bonds
How much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
£70, 000
What did Henry VII establish as the royal debt collector? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The
Council Learned in Law
How did Henry VII use parliament? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sparingly
, How many men did Henry VII's Royal Court officially include? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
227
What was the Court of Audit used for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Monitoring government
spending
When was the star Chamber Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1487
What was the Court of Star Chamber? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Prosecuted anyone who
behaved in a rebellious manner. Came to be used as a Court of appeal.
When did Henry use the Act of Resumption to reclaim all Crown Lands? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 1486
What was relief? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Paid by an heir when he received inheritance
What was Livery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Payment made by a ward upon reaching
adulthood
What were customs duties? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Paid on goods entering or leaving
the country.
What were legal dues? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Money from fines made by people
appearing at court
What were loans and benevolences? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The Kings right to ask for
financial help in emergencies
How did Henry VII exploit feudal dues? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1504, £30,000 from
Parliament for knighthood of late Prince Arthur
