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Why was Elizabeth reluctant to raise taxes to fund the war in Ireland?

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Required calling Parliament and facing criticisms from the Puritan choir

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How much was maintenance of troops in Ireland by 1597?

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£300,000 - the single largest expense for the English government

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How many troops were sent to Ireland between 1594-1602?

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30,000

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What did the taxes called to fund the war coincide with?

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The economic crisis of the 1590s

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What main 3 reasons meant Tyrone’s rebellion took 9 years to suppress?

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  • English weaknesses (cost, military)
  • Irish strengths
  • Spanish support
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What was the fault with English troops in Ireland?

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Untrained and disloyal

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What did the Kentish cavalry do in 1600?

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Mutinied after being ordered to fight in Ireland

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How did Spanish support elongate Tyrone’s rebellion?

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Gave the Irish a source of hope and a source of concern for the English

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How was Tyrone’s military threatening?

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Tyrone’s troops were far more disciplined and experienced in the landscape than the English

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How was Tyrone’s leadership threatening?

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Skilful and successfully used religious propaganda

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How was the English leadership limited in Tyrone’s?

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Essex was a poor military commander and English leadership was overly ambitious and divided

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How was support for Tyrone’s rebellion threatening?

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Spread throughout Ireland and across clans and well as Spain

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How was Tyrone’s military not threatening?

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Less capable in conventional battle, never challenged the Pale

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How was English leadership strong in Tyrone’s?

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Mountjoy was an experienced general

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How was Tyrone’s support limited?

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Spanish support was insignificant and Tyrone was distrusted by many in Ireland

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How did Spain view Ireland?

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As a crucial launchpad to destabilise England, a Catholic crusade

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How many troops did Spain promise to Ireland and how many were actually delivered?

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  • 6,000
  • 3,400
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What did Tyrone offer to the leader of the Spanish Netherlands in exchange for troops and resources?

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The crown of Ireland

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Why were Irish chiefs united?

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English as a common enemy

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How many cavalry, musketmen and pikemen were in Tyrone’s army?

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  • 1,000
  • 4,000
  • 1,000
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When was the Siege of Dunboy?

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1602

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Who held Dunboy Castle and where was it?

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  • Donnell O’Sullivan (in the name of the Spanish King)
  • South West
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In the Siege of Dunboy, what did the rebels give up to besieging forces?

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Information on landing places, allowing English to build offences

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Who lead the besieging forces at Dunboy?

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Carew

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How did the Siege of Dunboy end?
Defenders surrendered
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How many defenders of Dunboy were executed by Carew?
58
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How many men out of the 143 Dunboy defenders survived?
None
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When did Tyrone surrender?
1603
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Why did Tyrone surrender?
He was pursued by Mountjoy up to Ulster with scorched earth policy
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What happened to Tyrone following the rebellion?
Negotiated with the English, was pardoned and recognised as Chief Lord of Ulster
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Why was Tyrone let off on such generous terms?
Elizabeth had dies and Mountjoy needed to return to England to cement his position in the new court
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When was the Battle of Kinsale?
1601
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What occurred before the Battle of Kinsale?
Spanish troops arrived but the invasion was mistimed, so were cut off from Munster rebellion and Ulster, occupied Kinsale
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Where is Kinsale?
Coastal settlement in Munster
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How many English gathered under Mountjoy to besiege Kinsale?
7,000
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How many men did Tyrone and O'Donnell gather at Kinsale?
6,500
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Why were the Irish weakened at Kinsale?
Ambushed by English and not joined by Spanish troops
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What was the effect of the Spanish in the Battle of Kinsale?
Hindered more than helped the Irish
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What was the outcome of the Battle of Kinsale?
Spanish surrendered
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When and where was the Battle of Curlew Pass?
- 1599 - Connaught
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Who was the English leader at Curlew Pass?
Devereux, Earl of Essex
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What did Devereux do following the Battle of Curlew Pass?
Opted to negotiate with Tyrone against orders
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What were the consequences of Devereux's disobedience of orders?
Dismissed and reprimanded, later accused of treason and executed
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When and where was the Battle of Yellowford?
- 1598 - Ulster
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Why were defences at Blackwater left weak in Ulster, 1598?
English leaders went South in anticipation of Spanish invasion
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What happened to Baganel's forces at Yellowford?
Ambushed, 800 killed
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What were the consequences of the Battle of Yellowford in Ireland?
Munster plantations overthrown and rebellion spreads
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What was the English response to the Battle of Yellowford?
Sent 8,000 troops to defend the Pale and appoints Devereux as Lord Deputy
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What were the 5 battles in Tyrone's rebellion?
1. Clontibret 2. Yellowford 3. Curlew Pass 4. Kinsale 5. Dunboy
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When and where was the Battle of Clontibret?
Ulster, 1595
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What happened twice to Baganel's troops during the Battle of Clontibret?
Ambushed by the Irish
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What was the main consequence of Clontibret?
Irish gained consequence and made a truce with the English
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What did Tyrone agree to following Clontibret? (3)
1. Pay damages and arrest future rebels 2. Accept English sovereignty 3. Stop demanding religious freedom
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What did Elizabeth agree to following Clontibret? (3)
1. Remove English garrisons 2. Allow Tyrone power in Ulster 3. Pardon rebels
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What did Tyrone give James Fitzthomas showing his disobedience and authority?
Title of Earl of Desmond
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What did the McCarthy family display?
The failure of English foreign policy, as they switched loyalty from English to Tyrone
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Who were the McCarthy family?
Dominant clan in Munster, could raise a force of 5,000
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Why was Florence McCarthy's role limited?
Rivalries with other Irish leaders, never committed troops to fight
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Who was Henry Baganel?
English gentry and Ulster landowner keen to expand his estates
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What did Baganel present to Elizabeth to convince her to establish an English council in Ulster?
'The Description and Present State of Ulster'
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What did Baganel exemplify?
Tensions between English settlers and Irish nobility
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What was the role of the Earl of Essex?
Made Lord Deputy in 1599 and put in charge of largest army deployed by Elizabeth in Ireland
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How big was the largest army deployed by Elizabeth in Ireland?
17,000
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What was the flaw of the Earl of Essex?
Poor leader and made bad decisions
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What was the role of Lord Mountjoy?
Made Marshall of English Army in 1600, backed by George Carew
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How many men was Mountjoy in charge of?
13,200
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What did Carew do in Munster?
Destroyed rebellion with 3,000
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When did O'Neill become Earl of Tyrone?
1585
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What causes of the rebellion occurred in 1590? (2)
- Baganel appointed - Tyrone is refused marriage to Baganel's sister
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What did O'Donnell and Maguire do in 1591?
Marry Tyrone's daughters
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Why did Tyrone release Maguire after attacking an English garrison in 1593?
Resentment as his loyalty to the English was not recognised
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What does O'Donnell first do in 1593?
Contact Phillip II
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What did O'Donnell and Maguire do in 1594?
Besiege Enniskellen castle
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What did Tyrone offer to Lord Deputy Sir William Russel in 1594 that was refused?
Restore peace in Ulster in exchange for total rule
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When was Tyrone's rebellion?
1594-1603
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What were the 4 causes of Tyrone's rebellion?
1. Long term religious grievance 2. Elizabeth's Ulster policies 3. Earl of Tyrone 4. Henry Baganel
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What was plantation?
Introduction of English settlers and colonisation in Ireland
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What did plantation strengthen?
Polarity between Protestants and Catholics
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What did Elizabeth's Ulster policies change?
Forced English laws in Ireland
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What was particular about Ulster?
Most Gaelic part of Ireland
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What were composition methods?
Payment of taxes to only English authorities
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Which families lived in Ulster?
O'Neills and O'Donnells
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How did the English respond to unrest in Ulster?
Massacred 200 O'Neills and 500 O'Donnells
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How was the Earl of Tyrone a cause of rebellion?
Ambitious and pragmatic obstacle to English control, refusing to punish rebels and allying himself with other clans
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How was Baganel a cause of rebellion?
Aggressively Anglicised and created personal grudges with Tyrone
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How was Irish culture viewed in England?
Primitive and savage
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What was tanistry?
The idea that the heir to an estate was based on ability and power rather than primogeniture
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What did tanistry cause?
Blood feuds and inter-clan violence
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When was the Munster rebellion?
1579-83
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Who landed in Munster to support the Irish during the Munster rebellion?
Papal troops
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What did the English-led massacre of the garrison at Smerwick lead to?
Women and children beheaded and bodies thrown into the seas
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What fraction of the population of Munster died through war, plague and famine following the 1579-83 rebellion?
1/3
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Where and when did Tyrone's rebellion spread?
- Connaught in 1595 - Leinster and Munster in 1598
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Who were trained bands and why were they sent to fight in Ireland?
- Groups of well-trained soldiers who were used for defence in counties and exempt from foreign service - Government was desperate - not enough trained troops
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Why was it difficult for the English to send enough troops to Ireland?
Costs and troops were also in the Netherlands and there was a great fear of serving in Ireland as it was seen as dangerous and wild
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What did the men of Middlesex do in 1596?
Refused to contribute to local payments for their musters of men and equipment to send to Ireland
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What were the financial strengths of Tyrone?
He had developed an efficient financial system with an income of £80,000 per annum
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What was a logistical issue for the English in Tyrone's war?
Transporting men, horse and equipment to Ireland
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Petition against anglicisation - Tyrone's demands
'That the Lord Chancellor [...] and all other officers appertaining to the Council and Law of Ireland be Irishmen'
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Description of the Irish - Captain Francisco de Cuellar
'the custom of these savages is to live as the brute beasts among the mountains'

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