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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
The Wars of the Roses ended at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. Who became king afterwards?
Correct answer
Henry Tudor (Henry VII)
Why
Henry Tudor, of the House of Lancaster, defeated and killed Richard III and became Henry VII. He married Elizabeth of York, and the Tudor rose (a red rose with a white rose inside) symbolised the union of the two houses.
Answer choices
- ARichard III
- BHenry VIII
- CHenry Tudor (Henry VII)
- DJames I