AQA A-LEVEL HISTORY TUDORS EXAM QUESTIONS 2025 WITH 100- CORRECT ANSWERS.

AQA A-LEVEL HISTORY TUDORS EXAM QUESTIONS 2025
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS




Who was Henry VII's mother? - correct answer Margaret Beaufort
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When was Henry VII born? - correct answer 1457
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Where did Henry VII spend his exile? - correct answer Brittany
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When was the Battle of Bosworth? - correct answer August 1485
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Who also had a claim to the throne when Henry VII became King? - correct answer Earl of Lincoln and Earl of
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Why did Henry VII backdate his reign? - correct answer So he could punish those who had fought against him
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,To When did Henry VII date his reign? - correct answer 21st August 1485
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Why was Henry VII's coronation fast? - correct answer Had to assert himself as a legitimate heir
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In what order did Henry VII hold the coronation, meet with parliament and marry? - correct answer
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Who did Henry VII marry? - correct answer Elizabeth of York
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When did Henry VII embark on his Royal Progress? - correct answer April 1486
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What title was Sir William Stanley rewarded with for the Battle of Bosworth? - correct answer Lord
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Chamberlain



Who had authority in Wales under Henry VII? - correct answer Jasper Tudor
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What were attainders? - correct answer Used to seizes titles and possessions of nobles he suspected
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How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign? - correct answer 138 (46 reversed)
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What was Patronage? - correct answer Rewarding nobles with land
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How was the number of nobles during Henry's reign affected? - correct answer Decreased by one-quarter
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What was retaining? - correct answer Noblemen keeping a large number of men as personal staff
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What honoury title could be rewarded to nobles? - correct answer Order of the Garter
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When were laws passed against illegal retaining? - correct answer 1485 and 1504
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, What did Henry VII use to control nobles? - correct answer Financial Bonds
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How much was Lord Burgavenny fined for illegal retaining? - correct answer £70, 000
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What did Henry VII establish as the royal debt collector? - correct answer The Council Learned in Law
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How did Henry VII use parliament? - correct answer Sparingly
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How many men did Henry VII's Royal Court officially include? - correct answer 227
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What was the Court of Audit used for? - correct answer Monitoring government spending
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When was the star Chamber Act? - correct answer 1487
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What was the Court of Star Chamber? - correct answer Prosecuted anyone who behaved in a rebellious
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manner. Came to be used as a Court of appeal.
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When did Henry use the Act of Resumption to reclaim all Crown Lands? - correct answer 1486
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What was relief? - correct answer Paid by an heir when he received inheritance
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What was Livery? - correct answer Payment made by a ward upon reaching adulthood
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What were customs duties? - correct answer Paid on goods entering or leaving the country.
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What were legal dues? - correct answer Money from fines made by people appearing at court
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What were loans and benevolences? - correct answer The Kings right to ask for financial help in emergencies
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