Richard II and the Irish Kings McGettigan DarrenPaperback / softback
Richard II and the Irish Kings McGettigan DarrenPaperback / softback The late medieval kings of England showed little interest in their Lordship of Ireland. Richard II, however, was different. They…
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Richard II and the Irish Kings McGettigan DarrenPaperback / softback
The late medieval kings of England showed little interest in their Lordship of Ireland. Richard II, however, was different. They showed even less interest in the Gaelic Irish population of the island.
Once across the Irish Sea, it was Richard's fate to encounter a group of able Gaelic Irish kings, who were probably the most capable and talented of the entire late medieval period. This English monarch led two expeditions to Ireland in 1394-5 and the summer of 1399. Of these chieftains the most prominent were Art MacMurchadha Caomhanach, king of the Leinster Mountains, and Niall Mor and Niall Og O Neill, kings of Tyrone and high-kings of Ulster.
Richard II ended up largely out-negotiated after his first expedition to the island, and unexpectedly outfought during his second. When he returned to his English kingdom Richard was immediately deposed and later murdered by his cousin, Henry,
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