The key engagement of Silken Thomas's rebellion against Henry VIII. After Thomas's father (the 9th Earl of Kildare) died in the Tower of London, Thomas renounced his allegiance and seized Maynooth — the Kildare family's great stronghold. Its fall, and the execution of its garrison, broke the rebellion. Thomas was captured and executed in London (1537) along with five uncles, extinguishing the Kildare dynasty as a political force.
Garrison massacred after surrender
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