Silken Thomas Rebellion

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The Silken Thomas Rebellion was a 1534–1535 uprising in Ireland led by Thomas FitzGerald against English rule, marking a major early challenge to Tudor authority in the country.

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Label Occurrences
Silken Thomas Rebellion canonical 2
Silken Thomas rebellion 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
authorityChallenged English administration in Ireland ⓘ
Tudor monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Tudor dynasty
chronologicalPredecessor Geraldine power in late medieval Ireland ⓘ
chronologicalSuccessor Tudor reconquest campaigns in Ireland ⓘ
conflictType dynastic revolt ⓘ
noble rebellion ⓘ
consequence acceleration of the Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ
increased militarization of English policy in Ireland ⓘ
strengthening of direct English royal control in Ireland ⓘ
weakening of the Anglo-Irish nobility ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
endDate 1535 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName FitzGerald Rebellion of 1534–1535 ⓘ
linked to: Kildare Rebellion

Kildare Rebellion ⓘ
hasCause breakdown of trust between the Kildare earls and the English Crown ⓘ
fear of charges of treason against the FitzGerald family ⓘ
opposition to English rule in Ireland ⓘ
hasKeyEvent capture of Maynooth Castle ⓘ
fall of Maynooth Castle ⓘ
public renunciation of allegiance to Henry VIII at St Mary’s Abbey, Dublin ⓘ
siege of Dublin Castle ⓘ
surrender of Thomas FitzGerald ⓘ
hasLeader Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
hasNickNameOrigin “Silken Thomas” from the silk fringes worn by his retainers ⓘ
hasParticipant English Crown forces in Ireland ⓘ
FitzGerald dynasty ⓘ
linked to: FitzGerald family

Irish nobles in the Pale ⓘ
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
location County Kildare ⓘ
Dublin ⓘ
Pale of Dublin ⓘ
namedAfter Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare ⓘ
notableFor being an early major challenge to Tudor authority in Ireland ⓘ
its role in ending semi-autonomous rule by the Kildare earls ⓘ
opposedBy Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
partOf Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ
relatedTo Geraldine League ⓘ
religiousContext took place during Henry VIII’s break with Rome ⓘ
result defeat of the rebels ⓘ
end of the FitzGerald earls of Kildare’s dominant power ⓘ
execution of Thomas FitzGerald ⓘ
execution of several FitzGerald relatives ⓘ
forfeiture of the Kildare estates ⓘ
startDate 1534 ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Early Modern Ireland → significantEvent → Silken Thomas Rebellion ⓘ
Tudor conquest of Ireland → includesEvent → Silken Thomas Rebellion ⓘ
Late Medieval Ireland → significantEvent → Silken Thomas rebellion ⓘ
linked to: Silken Thomas Rebellion