Poynings' Law

Timeline

1. 1494Dublin · IrelandHenry VII appointed Sir Edward Poynings as Lord Deputy of Ireland, using force to suppress challenges from Irish local powers such as the Earl of Kildare, and re-establishing English administrative control over Ireland.
2. 1494Drogheda · LeinsterThe Irish Parliament passed a statute at Drogheda requiring that the parliament could only convene with prior permission from the English king, and that proposed bills had to be submitted to the English Privy Council for review and approval before taking effect in Ireland; this became known as Poynings' Law.