Gresh, Robert
Of Kerns and Gallowglasses: Irish Armies of the 16th Century 1487-1587
Ireland at the outset of the Tudor era was a highly militarized society, with more than sixty Gaelic lordships maintaining independent armed forces. By the 1540s, the centralizing Tudor state had ended the self-rule enjoyed by the Anglo-Irish Pale and was embarked on an increasingly severe program (...)
Categoría: Militares