Ireland under the Tudors, with a Succinct Account of the Earlier History. Vol. 2 (of 3)

Outward uniformity was what Elizabeth chiefly aimed at in the first years of her reign, and before a Papal excommunication forced her to be the enemy of all who adhered to Rome....

The absence of Sir Thomas Smith in France and the lukewarm attitude of the Lord Deputy delayed the Northern enterprise for some time, and when young Smith at last landed, the 80...

There were some who did not spare Ormonde's reputation any more than his property. In times of danger he always bore the brunt of the storm. 'Who so happy,' he said, 'as the mos...

The escape of Desmond had made a great difference in the state of Ireland, for no chief either in north or south could afford to neglect such a factor in insular politics. Clanr...

Sidney went to England in the autumn of 1567, and left the government in the hands of Lord Chancellor Weston and Sir W. Fitzwilliam. The latter bemoaned his hard fate, and decla...

Sidney was looked upon as the proper Viceroy for stormy times, and to him money and troops were given grudgingly and of necessity, for he would not go to Ireland without them. F...

Sidney was wind-bound for nearly two months in Wales and Cheshire. He and his wife were forced to flit about the coast, staying sometimes in places where food, drink, and lodgin...

Sussex landed on June 2, and advanced within three weeks to Armagh, where he fortified the cathedral and posted a well-provided garrison of 200 men. Shane could do nothing in th...

Queen Elizabeth might show clemency or policy by her treatment of Shane O'Neill, by ignoring Kildare's intrigues and utilising him in her service, and by summoning Desmond and O...

The proclamation of Anne Boleyn's daughter can hardly have caused general satisfaction in Ireland, but it was hailed with joy by Protestant officials whose prospects had been cl...

Sidney lost no time in trying to realise his idea of bridling the North with forts and bridges. He surveyed Clandeboye and Ards, and declared them the shire of Carrickfergus--an...

After his return from England, Desmond kept quiet for a time. The indefatigable Cusack visited Waterford for the purpose of settling his dispute with Ormonde, but had to leave h...

Pollard's illness had delayed the formation of a presidential Government in Munster, but Sir Edward Fitton was appointed to Connaught, with Ralph Rokeby for a Chief Justice. Whe...

If violence were vigour and a readiness to act on rumour decision, then the next exploit of Essex would entitle him to a high place among the leaders of men. There is no difficu...

The letters of Lord Chancellor Gerard give a vivid picture of the state of the Pale during the controversy about cess. He divides the inhabitants into three classes--gentlemen,...

No doubt Fitzmaurice was encouraged in his seemingly desperate task by the hope of succour from France or Spain. The fear of losing their lands bound the Irish chiefs and nobles...

The trouble which it cost Wrothe and Arnold to reach Ireland pretty accurately foreshadowed the trouble which awaited them there. After waiting a long time at Holyhead they at l...

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Fitzwilliam had always maintained that Ormonde's presence was the best guarantee for the peace of the South of Ireland, and most of the Dublin officials were of the same opinion...

The Queen aims at outward uniformity 353 See of Armagh--Adam Loftus 354 Papal primates--Richard Creagh 356 See of Meath--Staples 359 Other sees of the Northern province 360 Prov...

Sidney prepares to suppress Shane 102 Who thinks an earldom beneath his notice 103 The Sussex and Leicester factions 105 Mission of Sir F. Knollys 105 The Queen still hesitates...

Sidney and the Butlers 307 Ormonde and his accusers 308 Death and character of Carew 309 Sidney's tour--Leinster 310 Munster 312 Fitzmaurice in France 314 Sidney in Limerick, Cl...

The Protestants rejoice at Elizabeth's accession 1 Dispute as to the O'Neill succession 2 Sussex Lord Deputy--the Protestant ritual restored 5 Parliament of 1560--the royal supr...

Want of money--Perrott and Ormonde 207 Perrott will end the war by a duel 209 Proposal to colonise Ulster--Sir Thomas Smith 211 Sir Brian MacPhelin O'Neill 213 Want of money--th...

Smith's failure in Ulster 231 Submission of James Fitzmaurice 233 Treatment of the Desmonds in England 234 Walter, Earl of Essex 239 Alarm at his colonisation project 241 Essex...

Sidney in England--Desmond and Ormonde 124 Cecil's plans for Ireland 126 The Scots in Ulster 127 Massacre at Mullaghmast 130 The Desmonds--James Fitzmaurice 131 Starving soldier...

Sidney's plans for Ulster 149 Fitzmaurice and the Butlers 150 Parliament of 1569--the Opposition 152 The Bishops oppose national education 155 Fitzmaurice, the Butlers, and Care...

Essex wrongfully seizes Sir Brian MacPhelin 288 Violent disagreement of Essex and Fitzwilliam 290 The Essex scheme is finally abandoned 294 Profit _versus_ honour 295 Official c...

The Presidency of Connaught--Sir Edward Fitton 170 Services of Ormonde 171 Thomond in France--diplomacy 172 Session of 1570--attainders and pardons 174 First attempt at national...

Grievances of the Pale 46 Desmond and the Queen 48 Projects of Sussex 49 Elizabeth attends to the Pale 50 Shane O'Neill professes loyalty 51 Shane oppresses O'Donnell and his ot...

Fitzmaurice proposes a religious war 190 Catholics at Louvain--suspicious foreigners 190 Archbishop Fitzgibbon and David Wolfe 192 Fitzgibbon's own story 193 Philip II. hesitate...

Desmond, Thomond, and Clanricarde 82 Ormonde will abolish coyne and livery 83 Private war between Desmond and Ormonde 85 Shane O'Neill and the Scots 89 Supremacy of Shane 90 Sid...

Sussex completely fails in Ulster 23 He plots against Shane O'Neill's life 27 A truce with Shane 30 Who goes to England 32 Shane O'Neill at Court 33 The Baron of Dungannon murde...

Threatening attitude of Desmond 263 Fitzwilliam and Essex 268 Essex governor of Ulster 269 Essex powerless 272 Troubles of Lord Deputy Fitzwilliam 274 Evil condition of Munster...

Lord Chancellor Gerard's opinions about the Pale 334 Drury's opinions about Munster 336 Maltby's opinions about Connaught 338 Rory Oge O'More 340 Rory is killed by the Fitzpatri...

Great abuses in the Pale 68 Extreme harshness of Arnold 73 Shane O'Neill in his glory 74 Shane's ill-treatment of O'Donnell 76 Shane and the Scots 79 Nothing so dangerous as loy...