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Gerald Fitzgerald's Rebellion

Type Event Region Europe Time 1487

In 1487, Lord Deputy of Ireland and Earl of Kildare Gerald Fitzgerald ('Great Gerald') crowned Lambert Simnel as 'Edward VI' in Dublin, launching a Y…

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  1. c. 1487Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin · DublinThe cleric Richard Simon brought the youth Lambert Simnel to Ireland, where the Earl of Kildare, after examination, identified him as the heir of the Earl of Warwick, crowned him 'Edward VI' at Christ Church Cathedral, and received him with royal honors at Dublin Castle.
  2. c. 1487From Dublin to northern England · IrelandKildare mustered some four thousand Irish light infantry under his brother Thomas Fitzgerald, who joined forces with German mercenaries sent by Margaret of Burgundy and the Yorkist army led by the Earl of Lincoln, and crossed the sea to invade England.
  3. 1487Stoke Field · NottinghamshireHenry VII's royal army routed the rebels at Stoke Field, where the Earl of Lincoln and Thomas Fitzgerald were killed. Kildare, having not personally campaigned in England and holding control of Ireland, was pardoned by Henry VII and retained as Lord Deputy, while Simnel was taken into the royal household as a servant.

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