Historical place archive

Kinsale in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kinsale in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1689–1690

Historical events in Kinsale

1689

12 March 1689
Landing in Ireland
James Stuart · House of Stuart

Lands in Ireland with French support to recover his kingdoms

1690

3 April 1690
Invasion of Ireland
James II · English Succession War

James II lands at Kinsale

11 July 1690
Exile of James II
James II · English Succession War

Forced to embark for France from Kinsale after defeat at the Battle of the Boyne

Provenance

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