Causes
What was the most Gaelic part of Ireland?
Ulster
Who was killed at the Battle of Yellow Ford?
Henry Bagenal
Lord Mounjoy
Who did Tyrone elope with?
Mabel Bagenal
Where did the Spanish mistakenly land?
Munster
What was the final conflict of the Nine Years War?
Siege of Dunboy
Who did Tyrone ally with, despite traditionally being rivals?
O'Donnell
What was the first major incident in the Nine Years War?
Battle of Clontibret
Outside of England and Ireland, where else were English forces stationed?
The Netherlands (£100,000 a year)
Who created the position of Lord Deputy in Ireland?
Mary I
Name on of the Earl of Essex's mistakes
Split his forces, decided to face rebels in Muster, negotiated without consent
Give TWO specific reasons for Tyrone's early successes (links to tactics / resources)
Had trained musketeers, ambush tactics, religion as a unifying force, guerrilla warfare/ knew land, taxation system
Name TWO English courtiers who were given land in Ireland
Henry Bagenal, Earl of Essex, Walter Raleigh, Sir Thomas Smith
What was the size of the two armies at Kinsale?
7000 English, 6,000 rebels
In total, what had Elizabeth spent on Ulster?
£300,000