Turbulent reign of Hen. IV. not beneficial to Ireland-Insigni❤ Heroic commencement of the reign of Henry V.-Henry with- drawn from Ireland by his conquests in France-Causes of fresh disasters in Ireland-Unaccountable act of the English Infancy of the monarch-Earl of Marche lord-lieutenant- Acts of the Yorkists in Ireland in favor of it's national inde- pendence-Duke of York comes over from Ireland to England, and falls in battle-The contests in England weaken its inte- CHAP. XII. Bloody reign of Edward IV.-Duke of Clarence, the King's bro- CHAP. XIII. Henry VII. crowned on Bosworth Field-All officers of state in against Henry VII.-Simnel crowned again with great solem- nity-Simnel's parliament-Defeat of the rebels at Stoke-Kil- dare and others obtain pardon-Perkin Warbeck-Warbeck's first appearance in Ireland-Effects of Warbeck's short stay in Ireland-Sir Edward Poynings chief governor-Henry the Se- venth's policy towards Ireland-Grounds for appointing Sir Edward Poynings-Warbeck's first attempt defeated—Parlia- ment of Drogheda, and Poynings' law-Kildare attainted- Kildare tried and acquitted-Kildare restored to the govern- ment-Warbeck married to a relative of the King of Scot Accession and character of Henry VIII.-English and protestant gins the work of reformation in Ireland-Reformation opposed Reign of Edward affected not Ireland-Insurgent chieftains sub- Queen Mary proclaimed Queen of Ireland-Civil establishment Elizabeth finds the Irish peaceably disposed-Commencement of this parliament Elizabeth convenes a second parliament→→→ Accession of the house of Stuart to the Irish throne-James en- Charles begins his reign with insincerity to the Irish-Faulkland |