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2 September 1534
Death of Kildare
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Gerald Fitzgerald, 9th earl of Kildare, lord deputy of Ireland, dies
in the Tower of London, after being imprisoned on corruption charges.
His son, Thomas Fitzgerald (called 'Silken Thomas'), rebels against England
as a protest against Henry VIII's
treatment of his father. During the revolt, Dublin Castle is besieged
and Fitzgerald (now 10th earl of Kildare) offers his allegiance to the
pope instead of to the 'schismatic' Henry. Despite Thomas
Cromwell's attempts to undermine his influence, it takes about a year
to control the revolt. On 23 March 1535, Kildare's army is crushed at
Maynooth Castle, County Kildare. In August, he surrenders and is executed
for treason on 3 February 1537 along with five of his uncles.
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