... folk that follow the same Irish order... and every one of them maketh war and peace for himself without any licence of the King...". The Earls of Kildare (House of Fitzgerald) who supposedly represented royal authority in Ireland, were themselves displaying no loyalty by this time and by 1534 the Earl was in open rebellion against the king. Henry VIII had ... to answer charges of treason. On the last occasion he died while under arrest in the Tower of London. Before he travelled to England he left his son "Silken" Thomas Fitzgerald behind him as his deputy. When he heard rumours of his ...

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... from Britain by Irish Parliament. 1791 Events leading up to the Revolution of 1798 1798 March: arrest of Leinster Directory of United Irishmen. May: arrest and death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald.Battle of Vinegar Hill. Battle of Antrim November: death of Wolfe Tone. More about 1798 Rebellion 1798 Daniel O'Connell takes law degree at Trinity College, and is admitted to the ... ...

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... terrorist incidents. The murder of the British ambassador in Dublin in 1976 led to a state of emergency and the unpopular measure of strengthening emergency power legislation. In 1980 Prime Minister Fitzgerald launched a constitutional crusade to make the reunification of Ireland more attractive to Ulster Unionists. At the end of the year, the Irish and British governments set up an Anglo-Irish ... ...

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