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Explain Why Did A Rebellion By The Fitzgeralds Occur In 1534

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“Why did a rebellion by the Kildare Fitzgeralds occur in 1534, and what were its consequences? “

The rebellion by the Kildare Fitzgeralds occurred in 1534, it is said that was in a fact a turning point in the history of the relationship between both England and Ireland. There were a number of factors that were said to have led to the rebellion, one of which was the tensions between the Gaelic Irish, Old English and the “New English”. At this time, the island was made up of two elements, the Gaelic Irish and Old English.

As the sixteenth century progressed, however the expansion of Ireland of the structure of the English state, the ethos of which was so different from that of the Gaelic and gaelicised communities, promoted friction between Irish and old English.

The main reason for the rebellion was predominantly because Thomas Fitzgerald or also known as “Silken” Thomas believed the rumours spread around the Pale in 1534 concerning his father Gerald Fitzgerald. Gerald was summoned by King Henry VIII to London because he felt Gerald could not enforce the reformation acts, in obedience to the king's orders …show more content…

Also the course of events is seen as a point of transition from the medieval days to a more modernistic period of Irish political history. The Fitzgerald rebellion showed Henry VIII the dangers of leaving Ireland with delegates being controlled from London. The demolition of the Kildare earldom and the Fitzgerald clan shows the reform in Ireland at this time and for the forth coming years. As well as this, looking at it from a positive aspect, outside of the Pale the Gaelic Irish were still preserving their own customs, maintaining their social system and keep their own language alive even after the rebellion which in turn would change the stability of Ireland in the years to

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