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Also Known As Shane the Proud • Shane An-Diomais
Born c.1530
Died June 2, 1567 • Antrim • Northern Ireland
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Irish rebel
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Sorley Boy MacDonnell
Scots-Irish chieftain
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Hugh Roe O’Donnell
Irish chieftan
monastery of Kildonnell, Ireland, where Calvagh O'Donnell was captured
Calvagh O’Donnell
Irish lord
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Sir Niall Garvach O’Donnell
Irish chieftain
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Hugh O’Donnell
Irish chieftain
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Manus O’Donnell
Irish lord
James Butler, 1st duke of Ormonde
James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormonde
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Ulick Burke, marquess and 5th earl of Clanricard
Irish noble
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Patrick Sarsfield
Irish Jacobite
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Owen Roe O’Neill
Irish rebel commander
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell
Irish Jacobite
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James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald
Irish noble
O'Neill, Hugh
Hugh O’Neill
Irish general
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Thomas Butler, 10th earl of Ormonde
Irish noble
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Sir Phelim O’Neill
Irish rebel
Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
William III
William III
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Earl of Totnes, detail of an oil painting after a portrait, c. 1615–20; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
George Carew, earl of Totnes
English administrator
Robert Walker: Henry Ireton
Henry Ireton
British statesman