REBEL WOMEN IN TUDOR IRELAND—SOME CASE-STUDIES

By Henry A. Jefferies Generations of students have learned about ‘Silken Thomas’ FitzGerald and his ill-fated rebellion of 1534/5 but were taught nothing about the involvement of his foster-mother, his wife or his stepmother in what was one of the most important events in Irish history. Tudor Ireland, it seemed, was most definitely a ‘man’s ... Read more

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