Events

• Start of a prolonged struggle between the factions of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde
  James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde
  James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles. He was called The White Earl and esteemed for his learning. He was the patron of the Irish literary work, 'The Book of the White Earl'...
  
  , and John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
  John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
  John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG was an English nobleman and soldier. He was the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall...
  
  , for control of royal government in Ireland
  Ireland
  Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
  
   (lasted until 1447).