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Kildare, who has been suspected of supporting Perkin Warbeck, is given a general pardon
Kildare, who has been suspected of supporting Perkin Warbeck, is given a general pardon Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare KG (born c. 1456 – c. 3 September 1513), known variously as “Garret the Great” (Gearóid Mór) or “The Great Earl” (An tIarla Mór), was Ireland’s premier peer. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1477 to 1494, and from 1496 onward. His power was so great that he was called “the uncrowned King of Ireland”. …

King James I captured by English near Flamborough Head on his way to France
King James I captured by English near Flamborough Head on his way to France James I (late July 1394 – 21 February 1437) was King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III and Annabella Drummond. His older brother David, Duke of Rothesay, died under suspicious circumstances during detention by their uncle, Robert, Duke of Albany. …