‘Wild Irishmen’: cartographic evidence from the siege of Castle Maine, 1572

The map of the siege of Castle Maine was probably drawn shortly after the victory of Munster president Sir John Perrot in August 1572, since it was entered into the state papers in December of that year. The map acknowledges the attacking crown force through a depiction of their camps, their ordnance, their journey across ... Read more

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