Events

• March - Silken Thomas' stronghold at Maynooth
  Maynooth
  Maynooth is a town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to a branch of the National University of Ireland, a Papal University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, St. Patrick's College...
  
  , County Kildare
  County Kildare
  County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...
  
  , was taken by an English force under Sir William Skeffington, in his absence.
• July - Lord Leonard Grey arrived from England as Lord Deputy of Ireland
  Lord Deputy of Ireland
  The Lord Deputy was the King's representative and head of the Irish executive under English rule, during the Lordship of Ireland and later the Kingdom of Ireland...
  
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• August - Surrender of Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
  Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
  Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare , also known as Silken Thomas , was a figure in Irish history.He spent a considerable part of his early life in England: his mother Elizabeth Zouche, was a cousin of Henry VII...
  
   (Silken Thomas).
• October - Silken Thomas was sent as a prisoner to the Tower of London
  Tower of London
  Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
  
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