AQA A LEVEL HISTORY TUDORS-
HENRY VII (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
1. WhyndidnHenrynVIInbackdatenhisnreign?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnEffectivelynaccusednthosenwhonfoughtnonnRichardnIII'snsideninnBoswort
hn(22nAugustn1485)nofncommittingntreason
2. HowndidnHenrynVIInusenincentivesntoncontrolnthennobility?n-nCORRECTnANSWERn-
nUsednPatronagenlessnthannhisnpredecessors;nJaspernTudornwasnmadenDukenofnBedford
a. Createdn37nKnightsnofnthenGarter,nwhonwerengivennprestigenbutnnotnland
b. 5nkeynCouncillorsnonnthenKing'snCouncilnhadnsupportednHenrynbeforenBosworth:nBr
ay,nDaubeney,nGuildford,nLovellnandnRiselly
3. HowndidnHenrynVIInusenpunishmentsntoncontrolnthennobility?n-nCORRECTnANSWERn-
nPassedn138nActsnofnAttaindernandnonlynreversedn46
a. UsednFeudalnDues,ne.g.nDuchessnofnBuckinghamnwasnfinedn£6,000ninn1507nfornmarr
yingnwithoutnHenrynVII'snpermission
b. 1486nActsnofnResumptionnwithdrewnCrownnLandsnlostnduringnWarsnofnRoses
c. 1485nandn1504nActsnagainstnRetaining;nnoblesnhadntongainnanlicensenpersonallynfro
mnHenrynVIIntonretain
d. 36noutnofn62nnoblenfamiliesnundernBondsnandnRecognisancesnbynthenendnofnHenryn
VII'snreign
4. CouncilnLearnedninnLawn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnDealtnwithnfinancialndebtsnandnaffairs,nbecomingnkeyninnmaintainingna
ndnensuringnobedience.nEmpsonnandnDudley'snusenofnextortionnmeantnthatnHenrynVIInbeca
menunpopular-ntheirnexecutionninn1510nwasngreetednwithnrejoicingninnthenstreets.
, 5. Parliamentn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnOnlyncallednParliamentn7ntimes.nHenrynVIInwasncoronatednonnthen30thn
Octobern1485nbeforenhencallednParliamentnfornthenfirstntimen(7thnNovembern1485)ntonasse
rtnhisnauthoritynasnanmonarchnwhoncouldnrulenwithoutnParliament.
6. CrownnLandsn-nCORRECTnANSWERn1486nActsnofnResumption-
nHenrynVIIninheritednallnthenlandsnheldnbynthenHousesnofnYorknandnLancaster,nthenEarldomsn
ofnRichmondnandnWarwick,nthenDuchynofnLancasternandnthenPrincipalitynofnWales.nBynthene
ndnofnHenrynVII'snreign,nthensizenofnCrownnLandsnwasn5ntimesnlarger.
7. CustomnDutiesn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnTaxesnonnimportedngoods.nHenrynVIInwasnreceivingn£40,000npernannu
m.
8. Benevolencesn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnForcednloansnwithnnonrepayment,ne.g.ninn1491nthisnallowednHenrynVIIn
tonraisen£48500ntontakenannarmyntonFrance.
9. 1486nLovellnandnStaffordsnRebellionn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnTriedntonrisenupnagainstnHenrynVIInbutntherenwasnlittlensupportnfornannu
prisingninnthenYorkistnheartlands,nsonthenrebellionnwasneasilynsuppressed.nLovellnfledntonthe
nCourtnofnMargaretnofnBurgundy,nHumphreynStaffordnwasnexecutednandnThomasnStaffordn
wasnpardoned.
10. 1486-1487nLambertnSimnelnandnEarlnofnLincolnn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnPretendedntonbenthenEarlnofnWarwicknandnwasncrownednKingnofnEngla
ndninnIrelandninn1486.nHenrynVIInexhibitednthenrealnEarlnofnWarwickninnLondon.nSimnel'snme
rcenariesn(fromnMargaretnofnBurgundy)nwerendefeatednbynHenrynVIInatnthenbattlenofnStoken
inn1487.nLincolnnwasnkillednwhilstnSimnelnbecamenankitchennhelpninnCourt.
11. 1486nandn1489nNavigationnActsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnAimedntonencouragenEnglishnshippingnbyntryingntonensurenthatnonlynEn
HENRY VII (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
1. WhyndidnHenrynVIInbackdatenhisnreign?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnEffectivelynaccusednthosenwhonfoughtnonnRichardnIII'snsideninnBoswort
hn(22nAugustn1485)nofncommittingntreason
2. HowndidnHenrynVIInusenincentivesntoncontrolnthennobility?n-nCORRECTnANSWERn-
nUsednPatronagenlessnthannhisnpredecessors;nJaspernTudornwasnmadenDukenofnBedford
a. Createdn37nKnightsnofnthenGarter,nwhonwerengivennprestigenbutnnotnland
b. 5nkeynCouncillorsnonnthenKing'snCouncilnhadnsupportednHenrynbeforenBosworth:nBr
ay,nDaubeney,nGuildford,nLovellnandnRiselly
3. HowndidnHenrynVIInusenpunishmentsntoncontrolnthennobility?n-nCORRECTnANSWERn-
nPassedn138nActsnofnAttaindernandnonlynreversedn46
a. UsednFeudalnDues,ne.g.nDuchessnofnBuckinghamnwasnfinedn£6,000ninn1507nfornmarr
yingnwithoutnHenrynVII'snpermission
b. 1486nActsnofnResumptionnwithdrewnCrownnLandsnlostnduringnWarsnofnRoses
c. 1485nandn1504nActsnagainstnRetaining;nnoblesnhadntongainnanlicensenpersonallynfro
mnHenrynVIIntonretain
d. 36noutnofn62nnoblenfamiliesnundernBondsnandnRecognisancesnbynthenendnofnHenryn
VII'snreign
4. CouncilnLearnedninnLawn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnDealtnwithnfinancialndebtsnandnaffairs,nbecomingnkeyninnmaintainingna
ndnensuringnobedience.nEmpsonnandnDudley'snusenofnextortionnmeantnthatnHenrynVIInbeca
menunpopular-ntheirnexecutionninn1510nwasngreetednwithnrejoicingninnthenstreets.
, 5. Parliamentn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnOnlyncallednParliamentn7ntimes.nHenrynVIInwasncoronatednonnthen30thn
Octobern1485nbeforenhencallednParliamentnfornthenfirstntimen(7thnNovembern1485)ntonasse
rtnhisnauthoritynasnanmonarchnwhoncouldnrulenwithoutnParliament.
6. CrownnLandsn-nCORRECTnANSWERn1486nActsnofnResumption-
nHenrynVIIninheritednallnthenlandsnheldnbynthenHousesnofnYorknandnLancaster,nthenEarldomsn
ofnRichmondnandnWarwick,nthenDuchynofnLancasternandnthenPrincipalitynofnWales.nBynthene
ndnofnHenrynVII'snreign,nthensizenofnCrownnLandsnwasn5ntimesnlarger.
7. CustomnDutiesn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnTaxesnonnimportedngoods.nHenrynVIInwasnreceivingn£40,000npernannu
m.
8. Benevolencesn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnForcednloansnwithnnonrepayment,ne.g.ninn1491nthisnallowednHenrynVIIn
tonraisen£48500ntontakenannarmyntonFrance.
9. 1486nLovellnandnStaffordsnRebellionn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnTriedntonrisenupnagainstnHenrynVIInbutntherenwasnlittlensupportnfornannu
prisingninnthenYorkistnheartlands,nsonthenrebellionnwasneasilynsuppressed.nLovellnfledntonthe
nCourtnofnMargaretnofnBurgundy,nHumphreynStaffordnwasnexecutednandnThomasnStaffordn
wasnpardoned.
10. 1486-1487nLambertnSimnelnandnEarlnofnLincolnn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnPretendedntonbenthenEarlnofnWarwicknandnwasncrownednKingnofnEngla
ndninnIrelandninn1486.nHenrynVIInexhibitednthenrealnEarlnofnWarwickninnLondon.nSimnel'snme
rcenariesn(fromnMargaretnofnBurgundy)nwerendefeatednbynHenrynVIInatnthenbattlenofnStoken
inn1487.nLincolnnwasnkillednwhilstnSimnelnbecamenankitchennhelpninnCourt.
11. 1486nandn1489nNavigationnActsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnAimedntonencouragenEnglishnshippingnbyntryingntonensurenthatnonlynEn
