Kildare Rebellion

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The Kildare Rebellion was a 16th-century uprising in Ireland led by the FitzGeralds of Kildare against English rule, which marked a major turning point in Tudor consolidation of power over the island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
conflictType dynastic conflict ⓘ
noble rebellion ⓘ
consequence expansion of royal authority beyond the Pale ⓘ
increased direct English administration in Ireland ⓘ
weakening of Anglo-Irish magnate autonomy ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
describedAs major turning point in Tudor consolidation of power over Ireland ⓘ
endTime 1535 ⓘ
faction FitzGeralds of Kildare ⓘ
linked to: FitzGerald family

House of Kildare ⓘ
followedBy further Tudor military campaigns in Ireland ⓘ
hasCause fear of royal retribution against the Kildare FitzGeralds ⓘ
opposition to English rule in Ireland ⓘ
political conflict between Anglo-Irish nobility and Tudor centralization ⓘ
hasParticipant Anglo-Irish nobility ⓘ
English crown forces ⓘ
Irish Gaelic allies of the FitzGeralds ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern Ireland ⓘ
languageOfHistoricalSources English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
leader Silken Thomas ⓘ
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
location Dublin ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ
namedAfter Earls of Kildare ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Kildare
notableFigure Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
opponent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Tudor monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Tudor dynasty
partOf Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ
precededBy earlier power struggles between the Kildare FitzGeralds and the English crown ⓘ
religiousContext pre-Reformation Ireland ⓘ
result defeat of the Kildare FitzGeralds ⓘ
end of the political dominance of the Kildare FitzGeralds ⓘ
forfeiture of Kildare estates ⓘ
strengthening of Tudor control over Ireland ⓘ
significantEvent execution of Silken Thomas ⓘ
execution of leading Kildare FitzGeralds at Tyburn ⓘ
public renunciation of allegiance to Henry VIII by Silken Thomas in Dublin ⓘ
siege of Dublin Castle ⓘ
startTime 1534 ⓘ
temporalContext 16th century ⓘ
reign of Henry VIII of England ⓘ

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Earl of Kildare → notableEvent → Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
Early Modern Ireland → significantEvent → Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
Tudor conquest of Ireland → includesEvent → Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
FitzGerald family → notableEvent → Kildare Rebellion of 1534 ⓘ
linked to: Kildare Rebellion
FitzGerald → conflictInvolvement → Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
House of Kildare → associatedEvent → Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
Geraldines → involvedIn → Kildare Rebellion (1534) ⓘ
linked to: Kildare Rebellion
Silken Thomas → notableWork → Kildare Rebellion of 1534–1535 ⓘ
linked to: Kildare Rebellion
Silken Thomas → conflict → Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
Silken Thomas Rebellion → hasAlternativeName → Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
Silken Thomas Rebellion → hasAlternativeName → FitzGerald Rebellion of 1534–1535 ⓘ
linked to: Kildare Rebellion