AQA A-LEVEL HISTORY
TUDORS FINAL EXAM 2026
Why did Henry VII backdate his reign? - ANSWER --So he could punish those who had
fought against him with treason
To When did Henry VII date his reign? - ANSWER --21st August 1485
Who was Henry VII's mother? - ANSWER --Margaret Beaufort
When was Henry VII born? - ANSWER --1457
Where did Henry VII spend his exile? - ANSWER --Brittany
When was the Battle of Bosworth? - ANSWER --August 1485
Who also had a claim to the throne when Henry VII became King? - ANSWER --Earl of
Lincoln and Earl of Suffolk
Why was Henry VII's coronation fast? - ANSWER --Had to assert himself as a legitimate
heir
,In what order did Henry VII hold the coronation, meet with parliament and marry? -
ANSWER --Coronation, Parliament, Marriage
Who did Henry VII marry? - ANSWER --Elizabeth of York
When did Henry VII embark on his Royal Progress? - ANSWER --April 1486
How many men did Henry VII's Royal Court officially include? - ANSWER --227
What was the Court of Audit used for? - ANSWER --Monitoring government spending
When was the star Chamber Act? - ANSWER --1487
What was the Court of Star Chamber? - 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? - ANSWER --1486
What was relief? - ANSWER --Paid by an heir when he received inheritance
What was Livery? - ANSWER --Payment made by a ward upon reaching adulthood
What were customs duties? - ANSWER --Paid on goods entering or leaving the country.
What were legal dues? - ANSWER --Money from fines made by people appearing at court
,What were loans and benevolences? - ANSWER --The Kings right to ask for financial help
in emergencies
How did Henry VII exploit feudal dues? - ANSWER --1504, £30,000 from Parliament for
knighthood of late Prince Arthur
What were clerical taxes? - ANSWER --Taxes levied from the Church as 'gifts'
Who were the pretenders that rebelled against Henry VII? - ANSWER --Simnel and
Warbeck
When was the Simnel rebellion? - ANSWER --1487
What brought the Simnel rebellion status? - ANSWER --Lord Lovell and the Earl of lincoln
What foreign support did the Simnel rebellion have? - ANSWER --2000 German
mercenaries from Margaret of Burgundy and men from Earl of Kildare
Was the Simnel rebellion widely supported in England? - ANSWER --No
When was Perkin Warbecks rebellion? - ANSWER --1490-1499
What foreign support did Warbecks' rebellion have? - ANSWER --Margaret of Burgundy
and Charles VII
, What title was Sir William Stanley rewarded with for the Battle of Bosworth? - ANSWER --
Lord Chamberlain
Who had authority in Wales under Henry VII? - ANSWER --Jasper Tudor
What were attainders? - ANSWER --Used to seizes titles and possessions of nobles he
suspected
How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign? - ANSWER --138 (46 reversed)
What was Patronage? - ANSWER --Rewarding nobles with land
How was the number of nobles during Henry's reign affected? - ANSWER --Decreased by
one-quarter
What was retaining? - ANSWER --Noblemen keeping a large number of men as personal
staff
What honoury title could be rewarded to nobles? - ANSWER --Order of the Garter
When were laws passed against illegal retaining? - ANSWER --1485 and 1504
What did Henry VII use to control nobles? - ANSWER --Financial Bonds
How much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining? - ANSWER --£70, 000
TUDORS FINAL EXAM 2026
Why did Henry VII backdate his reign? - ANSWER --So he could punish those who had
fought against him with treason
To When did Henry VII date his reign? - ANSWER --21st August 1485
Who was Henry VII's mother? - ANSWER --Margaret Beaufort
When was Henry VII born? - ANSWER --1457
Where did Henry VII spend his exile? - ANSWER --Brittany
When was the Battle of Bosworth? - ANSWER --August 1485
Who also had a claim to the throne when Henry VII became King? - ANSWER --Earl of
Lincoln and Earl of Suffolk
Why was Henry VII's coronation fast? - ANSWER --Had to assert himself as a legitimate
heir
,In what order did Henry VII hold the coronation, meet with parliament and marry? -
ANSWER --Coronation, Parliament, Marriage
Who did Henry VII marry? - ANSWER --Elizabeth of York
When did Henry VII embark on his Royal Progress? - ANSWER --April 1486
How many men did Henry VII's Royal Court officially include? - ANSWER --227
What was the Court of Audit used for? - ANSWER --Monitoring government spending
When was the star Chamber Act? - ANSWER --1487
What was the Court of Star Chamber? - 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? - ANSWER --1486
What was relief? - ANSWER --Paid by an heir when he received inheritance
What was Livery? - ANSWER --Payment made by a ward upon reaching adulthood
What were customs duties? - ANSWER --Paid on goods entering or leaving the country.
What were legal dues? - ANSWER --Money from fines made by people appearing at court
,What were loans and benevolences? - ANSWER --The Kings right to ask for financial help
in emergencies
How did Henry VII exploit feudal dues? - ANSWER --1504, £30,000 from Parliament for
knighthood of late Prince Arthur
What were clerical taxes? - ANSWER --Taxes levied from the Church as 'gifts'
Who were the pretenders that rebelled against Henry VII? - ANSWER --Simnel and
Warbeck
When was the Simnel rebellion? - ANSWER --1487
What brought the Simnel rebellion status? - ANSWER --Lord Lovell and the Earl of lincoln
What foreign support did the Simnel rebellion have? - ANSWER --2000 German
mercenaries from Margaret of Burgundy and men from Earl of Kildare
Was the Simnel rebellion widely supported in England? - ANSWER --No
When was Perkin Warbecks rebellion? - ANSWER --1490-1499
What foreign support did Warbecks' rebellion have? - ANSWER --Margaret of Burgundy
and Charles VII
, What title was Sir William Stanley rewarded with for the Battle of Bosworth? - ANSWER --
Lord Chamberlain
Who had authority in Wales under Henry VII? - ANSWER --Jasper Tudor
What were attainders? - ANSWER --Used to seizes titles and possessions of nobles he
suspected
How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign? - ANSWER --138 (46 reversed)
What was Patronage? - ANSWER --Rewarding nobles with land
How was the number of nobles during Henry's reign affected? - ANSWER --Decreased by
one-quarter
What was retaining? - ANSWER --Noblemen keeping a large number of men as personal
staff
What honoury title could be rewarded to nobles? - ANSWER --Order of the Garter
When were laws passed against illegal retaining? - ANSWER --1485 and 1504
What did Henry VII use to control nobles? - ANSWER --Financial Bonds
How much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining? - ANSWER --£70, 000
