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

Of twenty-four archbishoprics and bishoprics existing in Ireland at the date of Queen Elizabeth's death, nineteen were filled by her nominees. In Ulster, Dromore, Derry, and Rap...

Sir William Russell left Theobalds on June 25, and did not reach Dublin till August 1. Even at midsummer no wind served to sail out of the Dee, and at Holyhead itself there was...

Sir Henry Wotton, who was a good judge and who had special means of observation in this case, was of opinion that Essex wore out the Queen's patience by his petulance. He has re...

In October 1599 the government of Ireland was offered to Mountjoy, who refused it. He may have thought that Essex would have to go back, or he may have been unwilling to leave L...

Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyle, died in September, 1584, leaving his eldest son a minor, and this event added to the confusion generally prevalent in the Western Isles. Sorl...

Sir John of Desmond at once assumed the vacant command, and Drury warned the English Government that he was no contemptible enemy, though he had not Fitzmaurice's power of excit...

Whatever private hints the Queen might give to Grey, his official instructions contained nothing to Desmond's advantage. On the contrary, he was warned to avoid the common fault...

When the danger was over, it was not unnatural that Fitzwilliam should wish to chastise those who had favoured the invaders, or at least to reduce them to submission. His enemie...

Desmond, his brother John, and Baltinglas were excepted by the Queen from the general pardon. Grey himself made several further exceptions, not, as he explained, that he wished...

On the death of Jacques Wingfield, Perrott had granted the Mastership of the Ordnance to his son, Sir Thomas. It appeared, however, that there had been a grant in reversion pass...

Sidney's departure had been partly delayed by a report that Stukeley's long-threatened invasion was at last coming. The adventurer had been knighted in Spain, and Philip had sai...

As early as December 1582, Sir John Perrott had been spoken of as Grey's successor. His actual appointment was, however, deferred for more than a year, Loftus and Wallop continu...

Starvation by means of garrisons was Mountjoy's prescription for the Irish malady, and this treatment he pursued to the end. But he continued to dread Spanish intervention, for,...

While Ormonde was trying to make peace with Tyrone, Francis Bacon was encouraging Essex to occupy himself with Irish affairs, in which he had an hereditary interest. Honour, he...

Cecil had been right in saying that no Spaniards would come in 1600, and he was equally well informed about their intentions in the next year. In the autumn he inclined to think...

The physical features of a country must always have great influence on its history. Plains naturally submit to strong and centralised government, while mountains tend to isolati...

It was no new thing that prisoners should escape from Dublin Castle, nor that they should be brought back again; and Hugh Roe did not despair. A year after his first attempt, an...

The destruction of Feagh MacHugh enabled Russell to leave Ireland without discredit, but the latter days of his government were darkened by a disaster of a very unusual kind. On...

=Butler.=--_THE AUTHORESS OF THE ODYSSEY, WHERE AND WHEN SHE WROTE, WHO SHE WAS, THE USE SHE MADE OF THE ILIAD, AND HOW THE POEM GREW UNDER HER HANDS._ By SAMUEL BUTLER. With 14...

Mountjoy felt that his own hands were not quite clean, and he knew that Carew was more thoroughly trusted than he was. The President's excellent temper prevented anything like a...

=Acland and Ransome.=--_A HANDBOOK IN OUTLINE OF THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND TO 1896._ Chronologically Arranged. By the Right Hon. A. H. DYKE ACLAND, and CYRIL RANSOME, M.A...

=Burns and Colenso.=--_LIVING ANATOMY._ By CECIL L. BURNS, R.B.A., and ROBERT J. COLENSO, M.A., M.D. 40 Plates, 11¼ by 8¾ ins., each Plate containing Two Figures--(_a_) A Natura...

_THE GLACIERS OF THE ALPS_: being a Narrative of Excursions and Ascents. An Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers, and an Exposition of the Physical Principles to whic...

=Roget.=--_THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES._ Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and assist in Literary Composition. By PETER MARK ROGET,...

[375] _Pacata Hibernia_, book ii. chap. iii. White Knight to Carew, May 29, 1601. Many of the letters &c. on this subject are collected in _Irish Arch. Journal_, 3rd series, vol...

make it out:--1. (Jan. 4) Ballyvourney; 2. Pobble O'Keefe (near Millstreet); 3. Ardpatrick (in Limerick); 4. Solloghead (near Limerick Junction); 5 and 6. Ballinakill (in Tipper...

[409] For James Blake's designs see Carew to Mountjoy, May 28 and Oct. 9, in _Carew_ and _Pacata Hibernia_, book iii. chap. xv. The story of John Anias may be read in the Life o...

Russell and Tyrone 242 Russell relieves Enniskillen 244 Tyrone generally suspected 245 The Wicklow Highlanders--Walter Reagh 246 Feagh MacHugh O'Byrne 247 Recruiting for Irish s...

Essex offends the Queen 313 His ambition 315 Opinions of Bacon and Wotton 316 Great expectations 318 Evil auguries 320 Sir Arthur Chichester 321 Essex in Leinster 323 In Munster...

[418] Queen Elizabeth to King James VI., June or July, 1585, in Bruce's _Letters_ of those two sovereigns, also Dec. 2, Feb. 3, 1601-2, and 'after July,' 1602; James VI. to Tyro...

Elizabeth's bishops 459 Forlorn state of the Church 460 Zeal of the Roman party 461 Bishop Lyon 463 Position of Protestants 464 Papal emissaries 465 Protestant Primates 466 Mile...

Raleigh's advice 351 Tyrone's Holy War in Munster 352 Arrival of Mountjoy and Carew 353 Tyrone plays the king 354 Ormonde captured by the O'Mores 355 Carew in Munster--Florence...

The Spaniards still feared 417 The Queen's anger against Tyrone 418 Carew reduces Munster 419 Siege of Dunboy 421 Death and character of Hugh Roe O'Donnell 425 Last struggles in...

Partial amnesty--William Nugent 91 Maltby in Connaught 92 John of Desmond slain 93 Savage warfare 96 Recall of Grey 97 William Nugent's rebellion 99 Ormonde is restored 101 How...

English vacillation 25 Progress of the rebellion 26 Last hesitations of Desmond 28 Desmond proclaimed traitor 31 Youghal sacked by Desmond 33 Ormonde's revenge 35 The Queen is p...

Unprepared state of Ireland 172 Sufferings of the Spaniards--Recalde 173 Wrecks in Kerry, Clare, and Mayo 174 Wrecks in Galway 176 Alonso de Leyva 177 Wrecks in Sligo 180 Advent...

The MacDonnells in Ulster 138 Perrott's Parliament 140 Composition in Connaught 147 Perrott's troubles 148 The Desmond attainder 149 The MacDonnells become subjects 150 Bingham...

Case of Archbishop O'Hurley 116 Spanish help comes too late 118 Murder of Sir John Shamrock Burke 119 Trial by combat 121 First proceedings of Perrott 122 Sir John Norris and Si...

Ulster after the Armada 196 O'Donnell politics 197 The Desmond forfeitures--Spenser 198 Raleigh 199 Florence MacCarthy 200 The MacMahons 201 Bingham in Connaught 203 O'Connor Sl...

Arrival of Lord-Deputy Grey 59 The disaster in Glenmalure 60 Consequences 63 Spanish descent in Kerry 65 Siege and surrender of the Smerwick fort 72 The massacre 74 State of Con...

Bacon and Essex 294 The Blackwater fort 295 Battle of the Yellow Ford 297 Panic in Dublin 300 The Munster settlement destroyed 301 The Sugane Earl of Desmond 302 Spenser, Raleig...

Papal designs against Ireland 1 James Fitzmaurice abroad 3 The last of Thomas Stukeley 6 Defencelessness of Ireland 8 Ulster in 1579 9 Fitzmaurice invades Ireland 10 Manifestoes...

Last acts of Russell 280 Norris and Burgh 282 Burgh attacks Tyrone 283 Failure of Clifford at Ballyshannon 285 Gallant defence of Blackwater fort 286 Death of Burgh 287 Death of...

The Spaniards land at Kinsale 398 Mountjoy in Munster 399 The Spaniards come in the Pope's name 400 The siege of Kinsale 401 O'Donnell joins Tyrone 403 Spanish reinforcements 40...

Natural features 441 Roads and strongholds 442 Field sports 444 Agriculture 445 Cattle 445 Fish 447 Trade and manufactures 447 Wine, ale, and whisky 448 Descriptions of the peop...

Escape of Hugh Roe O'Donnell 226 O'Donnell, Maguire, and Tyrone 227 Trial and death of Perrott 228 Spanish intrigues 233 Fighting in Ulster 234 Recall of Fitzwilliam 236 Tyrone'...

Mountjoy and the Queen 386 Final reduction of Wicklow 387 Mountjoy and Essex 388 Confession of Essex--Lady Rich 389 The last of the Sugane Earl 391 Mountjoy in Tyrone 392 Plot t...