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Flourished 1557 - 1592
Hugh Roe O’Donnell
Irish chieftan
monastery of Kildonnell, Ireland, where Calvagh O'Donnell was captured
Calvagh O’Donnell
Irish lord
Sir Niall Garvach O’Donnell
Irish chieftain
Shane O’Neill
Irish patriot
Manus O’Donnell
Irish lord
Hugh O’Neill, 2nd earl of Tyrone
Irish rebel
Sorley Boy MacDonnell
Scots-Irish chieftain
James Butler, 1st duke of Ormonde
James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormonde
Irish noble
Ulick Burke, marquess and 5th earl of Clanricard
Irish noble
Patrick Sarsfield
Irish Jacobite
Owen Roe O’Neill
Irish rebel commander
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell
Irish Jacobite
James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald
Irish noble
O'Neill, Hugh
Hugh O’Neill
Irish general
Thomas Butler, 10th earl of Ormonde
Irish noble
Sir Phelim O’Neill
Irish rebel
Oliver Cromwell
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