To hold onto power in Ireland, with Lordship. and many historians think just to prove to King Henry that the Fitzgeralds were needed in Ireland as Lieutenant Deputy to the crawn!
Senators Henry Cabot and Albert Beveidge
He was influential, his words inspired many of the people of the colonies to revolt against its mother country Great Britain.
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Patrick Henry spoke out against Taxation without Representation.
* It was Patrick Henry. I am absolutely sure.
Senators Henry Cabot and Albert Beveidge
Senators Henry Cabot and Albert Beveidge
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He was influential, his words inspired many of the people of the colonies to revolt against its mother country Great Britain.
His predeccessor Gerald Fitzgerald, 9th Earl of Kildare, appointed him provisional governor of Ireland in his stead as he went to London to meet with Henry VIII on charges Kildare, the elder was conspiring with Yorkist pretenders to England's throne.The English sent a rumor to Ireland that Gerald had been killed, when in fact he had not. Thomas, then only 21 and hotheaded rode with his forces to Dublin and very dramatically - tossing a sword down in front of the Irish council - declared he was no longer Henry's man. He then later had a cleric, a Father Alan, killed, attacked Dublin and began attempting to round up a force of men to open revolt.
They wanted slaves to revolt and fight for their freedom.
William Henry McMasters has written: 'Revolt' -- subject(s): Utopias, Radicalism, Fiction
Revolt and fight for their freedom
Revolt and fight for their freedom
According to Wikipedia, the Revolt of 1173 to 1174 began when Henry "The Young King" rebelled against his father Henry II of England. The Young King was married to a daughter of the King of France, so when he rebelled against his father, he fled to the Continent to amass his army. He also convened a council of advisers, which might be the Continental Congress you are referring to. The Revolt ultimately failed, but the Young King was not killed because he was supported by many noblemen on the English side of the Channel as well as on the Continent.
Revolt and fight for their freedom
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