The Rise of the European Emperor

As early as two years ago, Marin gave Cork, an important port in southern Ireland, to the Earl of Edward, so that the Earl of Edward and his 5ooo soldiers could have a shelter, so as not to be used as cannon fodder by Louis XII. Attack Calais.

With the secret help of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce under Marin, Earl Edward quietly moved to Cork, Ireland, with 5ooo soldiers.

Louis XII was very annoyed at the departure of Count Edward, but he was too busy to go to Italy to fight for hegemony and did not have time to pay attention to Edward.

And, Edward explained, was to establish a logistical base at Cork as a major rear for the attack on Britain. Although Louis XII was dissatisfied, he felt that Earl Edward, as the only male heir to the York family and the only contender for the throne of Henry VII, still needed support. Therefore, later Louis XII chose to provide a certain amount of food, so that Earl Edward could afford 5ooo soldiers and horses.

As for King James IV of Scotland, Earl Edward's move to Ireland was very welcome. Therefore, the support of the Kingdom of Scotland for Earl Edward is no less than that of France.

After arriving in Cork City, Earl Edward and his army caused panic in Maurice Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond County on the edge of Cork City.

You must know that Desmond County, as a major force on the island of Ireland, only has three or four thousand soldiers and horses. So, taking advantage of Earl Edward's unsteady footing, Desmond County launched an attack. However, Earl Edward's troops were not weak in the first place, and with the strong Cork City as a support, he managed to hold the city and run in the army.

Later, Maurice Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond, saw that he could not eat Earl Edward's army, so he formed an alliance and wined over instead.

Edward needs the support of allies just because his foothold is not stable. So, the two of them got together...

Later, at the beginning of 15o2, Maurice Fitzgerald used the army of Earl Edward to form a huge coalition army of up to 7,000 people, and conquered the Kingdom of Munster in the southwest of the county of Desmond in one sentence. The continuation of the Kingdom of Desmond, which wiped out the McCarthys, the royal descendants of the kingdom of Munster before the English invasion.

Desmond, southwest of Ireland,

That is, the southwestern region of the Kingdom of Munster, which has been divided into two parts for a long time since the establishment of the County of Desmond. Part of the county of Desmond, founded by invading English nobles, occupied most of the area. But in parts of the far southwest of the island of Ireland, it has always been occupied by the kingdom of Desmond, founded by descendants of the kingdom of Munster. The Counties of Desmond attacked many times, but they were stubbornly resisted by the McCarthy royal family.

But this time, after winning over the army brought by Earl Edward, the Earl of Desmond finally came down in one fell swoop and wiped out the country established by the native Irish.

After that, the two families divided the kingdom of Desmond, and the county of Desmond gained most of the territory to the north. Earl Edward, on the other hand, acquired a small part of the coast.

Although Earl Edward was slightly dissatisfied with this, because this was the home field of the Counties of Desmond, he temporarily endured it. After all, his arch enemy was Henry VII, not Maurice Fitzgerald. If possible, Edward still wants to win over the other party.

The current island of Ireland can be said to be torn apart. Although the United Kingdom invaded the island of Ireland, its control over the island of Ireland was also very low because the mainland could not control it.

The British really wanted to control the island of Ireland, and it was not until James I, the Stuart monarch, that he dispatched a large army in 16o9 and completely conquered the entire island of Ireland.

At present, the distribution of power on the island of Ireland is very complicated. In addition to Dublin and the surrounding areas, there are three major counties on the island of Ireland. These three counties were the first Norman nobles who were enfeoffed due to their military exploits during the Norman invasion.

Later, because England did not pay attention to Ireland for a long time, these three counties were actually very independent internally. Their situation is somewhat like the German vassal states, with higher autonomy.

Later, the British ruled Ireland, and the earls of the three counties jointly managed Ireland for a long time, and were responsible for extorting "tributes" from other local powers on the island of Ireland and dedicated them to the British king. Even the territories directly under the British king, including Dublin, have been managed by the three earls for a long time. The British king is only responsible for collecting territorial taxes, and the management is still delegated to the three earls.

It can be said that on the island of Ireland, the real managers are these three earls...

However, since Henry VII established the Tudor Dynasty in 1485, the practice of jointly administering Ireland by the three earls has changed, and the way of appointing the Earl of Kildare as Governor of the Island of Ireland is changed by the way of Gera, Earl of Kildare. De Fitzgerald was in power alone, controlling the island of Ireland.

This has aroused strong dissatisfaction with the two traditional tyrants, Desmond County and Ormond County, because their power is gone...

Therefore, when the fake Richard Perkin Warbeck occupied Cork City and used it as a base to oppose Henry VII, Maurice Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond, gave a lot of support to the hypothesis Check to overthrow Henry VII. Of course, the fake Richard failed in the end and was beheaded. But the estrangement between Maurice Fitzgerald and the Tudors became a fact. Of course, because the island of Ireland was too remote at the time, and the city of Cork had long been declared a free trade city by the British royal family, it was no longer under the control of the County of Desmond. Therefore, Henry VII is not very clear about Maurice Fitzgerald's problem. Or, even if it were understood, there is no evidence that Maurice Fitzgerald endorsed the fake Richard. Because, Cork City does not belong to the county of Desmond...

Speaking of which, the Counties of Desmond and the Counties of Kildare are still from the same family, the Fitzgeralds. It's just that hundreds of years have passed since the Norman Conquest. The family love from before is long gone. Because of the envy of Earl Kildare to be able to monopolize power, the Counties of Desmond and Counties of Kildare are already hostile to each other.

On the other hand, Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond, although he was dissatisfied with the deprivation of his power, still did not resent it like Maurice Fitzgerald. However, it is impossible to expect Ormonde Country to remain loyal. At least, not loyal to Henry VII, who deprived the Earl of Ormond of his authority.

Of course, in addition to the three major counties, there are two other counties on the island of Ireland, which are enshrined by the British king. However, these two counties are relatively small and have little political say.

In addition, most of the island of Ireland is still under the control of various countries established by local power. For example, the Kingdom of Desmond, which was previously destroyed by the Counties of Desmond and Earl Edward, was a small regime established by the descendants of the Munster royal family in Ireland before the Norman invasion. Most of the northern and western parts of the island of Ireland are also under the control of small local forces. Although divided, if the English wanted to expand, those local forces would still unite to resist.

Therefore, the three major counties also failed to continue to expand. However, the McCarthy dynasty, located at the southwestern tip of the island of Ireland, had no nearby home nations allied with it. Therefore, when they were besieged by the Counties of Desmond and Edward's army, no one came to save them, so they could only be destroyed like this...

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