Tyrone 1594-1603

Question 1

What is another name given to Tyrone’s rebellion?

Answer 1

The 9 Year War

Question 2

Why was there religious tensions between England and Ireland?

Answer 2

Ireland was Catholic
England was protestant

Question 3

Why did Tyrone’s rebellion break out?

Answer 3

The English refused to give Hugh O’Neill the right to govern the whole of Ulster

Question 4

Who did Tyrone appeal for help from?

Answer 4

The Catholic Spanish

Question 5

What had happened previously that meant that England was weak?

Answer 5

The spent a lot of money fighting the Spanish Armada which meant they cut back on their forces in Ireland.

Question 6

Which plantation did the rebels destroy in Ireland?

Answer 6

The Munster Plantations

Question 7

What system was replaced by the English version in Ireland which led to Tyrone’s rebellion?

Answer 7

The Gaelic legal system replaced with English Common Law

Question 8

Increasing amount of what in Ireland demanded for supplies and recourses which strained local economies and bred resentment?

Answer 8

English Garrisons

Question 9

Who led Tyrone’s rebellion?

Answer 9

Hugh O’Neill, the 3rd Earl of Tyrone

Question 10

What did Tyrone resist?

Answer 10

English Centralization

Question 11

Name the early clash during Tyrone’s rebellion that signalled the start of unrest?

Answer 11

The Battle of the Ford of Buscuits, 1594

Question 12

What major victory did Tyrone win in 1598?

Answer 12

The Battle of Yellow Ford

Question 13

How many English troops were killed during the battle of Yellow Ford 1598?

Answer 13

Around 1,000

Question 14

How many troops did Tyrone have and how many did Henry Bagenal have?

Answer 14

Tyrone - Around 4,000
Bagenal - 5,000

Question 15

How many troops did Elizabeth commit to Tyrone’s rebellion?

Answer 15

30,000

Question 16

How did the Earl of Essex fail against Tyrone in 1599?

Answer 16

He ran out of funds, failed to capture Tyrone and agreed to peace without informing Elizabeth I.

Question 17

Who was the commander who replaced Essex and defeated Tyrone?

Answer 17

Lord Mountjoy

Question 18

What event in 1601 dashed Tyrone’s hopes for Spanish help?

Answer 18

The Spanish defeat at the battle of Kinsale

Question 19

What happened after Tyrone surrendered in 1603?

Answer 19

He gave up his claims to Ulster but was allowed to rule it.

Question 20

How much income did Tyrone’s lands generate per year?

Answer 20

£80,000 - enough to fund a large army

Question 21

What advantage did Tyrone’s forces have over earlier Irish rebels?

Answer 21

They were trained by Spanish veterans and equipped with muskets and pikes.

Question 22

Why was Ulster difficult for England to conquer?

Answer 22

There were no good maps
25% of the entire county was bogs

Question 23

How much did Elizabeth I spend to crush Tyrone’s rebellion?

Answer 23

£2,000,000

Question 24

What key change happened in Ireland after Tyrone’s rebellion?

Answer 24

English law finally replaced Gaelic law and English officials dominated Irish administration.

Question 25

During the battle of Kinsale how many of the Spanish surrendered and how many were killed?

Answer 25

3,400 surrendered 100 killed

Question 26

What was the treaty signed between Essex and Tyrone called?

Answer 26

The Truce at Bellaclinthe?

Question 27

What was the Treaty signed between Mountjoy and Tyrone?

Answer 27

The Treaty of Mellifont

Question 28

Which battle was seen as the first English setback of the rebellion?

Answer 28

Battle of Clontibret

Question 29

When was the battle of Clontibret?

Answer 29

1595

Question 30

How many troops did Elizabeth I send with Essex to Ireland?

Answer 30

16,000

Question 31

Why was Essex unsuccessful despite his large army?

Answer 31

He had split the army up into garrisons instead of focusing on Tyrone

Question 32

When did Tyrone eventually flee/

Answer 32

1607

Question 33

How many Irish troops were killed during The Siege at Kinsale?

Answer 33

Roughly 1,200