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Support for Simnel Coronation

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

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Thomas FitzGerald Earl of Kildare24 May 1487

Dublin · House / House of Tudor

Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Kildare, supports the Dublin coronation of Lambert Simnel and commits Irish political backing to the Yorkist challenge.

Names involved

Thomas FitzGerald Earl of Kildare

Provenance

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