This comprehensive First Desmond (Munster) Briefing Sheet offers an expert breakdown of the 1569–1573 rebellion, specifically designed to meet OCR A-Level criteria for Units 1–3. Digital download includes:
✓ Detailed analysis of causes, ranging from the resentment of increasing English government intervention and the introduction of "lord presidencies" to the defence of the Catholic faith against Protestant heresy.
✓ Breakdown of the nature of the rebellion, examining its four-year duration, key locations across Munster and the mountains of Kerry, and tactics such as guerrilla warfare and raids against English plantations.
✓ Key figures like the charismatic rebel leader James Fitzmaurice FitzGerald, the Lord Deputy Sir Henry Sidney, and the loyalist Earl of Ormonde.
✓ Government response, including the use of extreme terror tactics and martial law under Humphrey Gilbert, and an assessment of the rebellion’s impact on tightening Tudor political control in Ireland.
This comprehensive First Desmond (Munster) Briefing Sheet offers an expert breakdown of the 1569–1573 rebellion, specifically designed to meet OCR A-Level criteria for Units 1–3. Digital download includes:
✓ Detailed analysis of causes, ranging from the resentment of increasing English government intervention and the introduction of "lord presidencies" to the defence of the Catholic faith against Protestant heresy.
✓ Breakdown of the nature of the rebellion, examining its four-year duration, key locations across Munster and the mountains of Kerry, and tactics such as guerrilla warfare and raids against English plantations.
✓ Key figures like the charismatic rebel leader James Fitzmaurice FitzGerald, the Lord Deputy Sir Henry Sidney, and the loyalist Earl of Ormonde.
✓ Government response, including the use of extreme terror tactics and martial law under Humphrey Gilbert, and an assessment of the rebellion’s impact on tightening Tudor political control in Ireland.
