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Irish Support for Simnel

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

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Gerald FitzGerald Kildare, 8th EarlMay 1487

Dublin · House / House of Tudor

Kildare supports Simnel in Ireland and helps provide the political and military backing needed to present him as a legitimate Yorkist king.

Names involved

Gerald FitzGerald Kildare, 8th Earl

Provenance

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