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Irish Wars, The - 1485-1603

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - 1500 - 1800 A.D.

Last Stocked on 3/9/2024

Product Info

Title
Irish Wars, The - 1485-1603
Publisher
Category
Author
Ian Heath
Publish Year
1993
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397776
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA256
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA256

Description

The Reformation in England further distanced the Irish, as the majority of Irishmen adhered stubbornly to their Catholicism. Eventually, in Elizabeth's reign, both sides resorted to the use of force on a large scale in a series of bloody wars and rebellions that were to culminate in the Earl of Tyrone's 'Great Rebellion' of 1595-1603. This text by Ian Heath looks at the history, organization and tactics of the armies of the Irish Wars 1485-1603, armies which included such troops as the fearsome Irish Galloglasses, who bore a deadly axe six feet long with a blade one foot broad!