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XVII Century

THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS

The trip and death of Red Hugh in Valladolid (Spain) Red Hugh O´Donnell and his colleague Hugh O´Neill believed they could never drive the British out of Ireland without help from abroad. They sought this help from England´s enemy, King Philip III of Spain, who was quick to see the advantages of helping the…...

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TO SPAIN AND ROMA

Many appeals had been made to King Phillip of Spain for help and it finally arrived in the Autumn of 1601. O´Donnell was still harassing the English in Donegal when he received the news of their arrival on the southern coast. Leader of the expedition was Don Juan del Aquila…...

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