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Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare

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219: 41: 134: 257:, attempted to persuade him not to commit himself to such a rash proceeding; but the young lord's harper, understanding only Irish, and seeing signs of wavering in FitzGerald's bearing, commenced to recite a poem in praise of the deeds of his ancestors, telling him at the same time that he lingered there over long. Roused by this he threw down the sword of state and rushed from the hall, followed by his adherents. The council sent an order for his immediate arrest to the 278:. Goods and chattels belonging to the King's subjects he declared forfeited, and he announced his intention of exiling or putting to death all born in England. He sent messengers to his cousin and friend Lord Butler, son of the Earl of Ormond, offering to divide the kingdom with him if he would join his cause, but Butler refused. Several children of the citizens of Dublin in different parts of the Pale were seized as hostages for the good behaviour of the city. 207: 335:
for his offences. He was still a formidable opponent, and Grey, wishing to avoid a prolonged conflict, guaranteed his personal safety and persuaded him to submit unconditionally to the King's mercy. According to the Irish Tree Council, legend has it that Silken Thomas played a lute under the boughs
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by bribing a guard, while Thomas was absent gathering reinforcements to relieve it. The surrendered garrison was put to death, which became known as the "Maynooth Pardon". Thomas had wrongly assumed that his cause would attract overwhelming support, in particular from
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of Archbishop Alen, who had tried to mediate; this lost him support from the clergy. According to a long-established tradition, the killers, John Teeling and Nicholas Wafer, misunderstood his order, given in Irish, to "take this fellow away"
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The Earl of Desmond and many of his father's oldest and best friends reasoned with him; but he was not to be turned from his purpose. As Lord Deputy, Kildare had under his control most of
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alone held out for the King of England. Lord Offaly called the lords of the Pale to the siege of the Castle; those who refused to swear fidelity to him he sent as prisoners to his
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In July, he attacked Dublin Castle, but his army was routed. He was, rightly or wrongly, judged to be responsible for the execution at
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fringes on their helmets (from which he got his nickname), rode to the abbey and publicly renounced his allegiance to his cousin King
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In February 1534, his father was summoned to London and appointed the 21-year-old Thomas (by then Lord Offaly) deputy governor of
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was passed to permit his execution and the confiscation of his property. The 1536 Act remained law until it was repealed by the
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from History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution by Rev. James MacCaffrey, S.J., 1914
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Silken Thomas's revolt caused Henry to pay more attention to Irish matters, and was a factor in the creation of the
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in his absence. In June 1534, Thomas heard rumours that his father had been executed in the
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in 1542. In particular, the powers of the lords deputy were curbed, and policies such as
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and that the English government intended the same fate for himself and his uncles.
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The hum in Ireland during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. (1509–1553)
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Palmer, William (March 2017). "Early Modern Irish Exceptionalism Revisited".
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People executed by Tudor England by hanging, drawing and quartering
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and his first wife Elizabeth Zouche, who was a distant cousin of
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Webb, Alfred. "Silken Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th Earl of Kildare",
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Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004).
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Illustration of the Earl of Kildare throwing down the
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were introduced. To provide for greater security the
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Earl of Kildare

Gerald FitzGerald
Tyburn
London
Kingdom of England
Noble family
FitzGerald dynasty
Gerald FitzGerald

Dublin Castle
Irish
Irish history
London
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
Henry VII
Sir Adrian Fortescue
Ireland
Tower of London

gallowglasses

sword of state
St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin
gallowglasses
silk
Henry VIII
Lord of Ireland
John Alen
Lord Mayor of Dublin

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