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 FitzGerald family
surface form: FitzGeralds of Kildare

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 Earl of Kildare
surface form: Earls of Kildare
notableFigure Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare
opponent Kingdom of England
Tudor dynasty
surface form: Tudor monarchy
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
this entity surface form: Kildare Rebellion of 1534
FitzGerald conflictInvolvement Kildare Rebellion
House of Kildare associatedEvent Kildare Rebellion
Geraldines involvedIn Kildare Rebellion
this entity surface form: Kildare Rebellion (1534)
Silken Thomas notableWork Kildare Rebellion
this entity surface form: Kildare Rebellion of 1534–1535
Silken Thomas conflict Kildare Rebellion