Lord Mountjoy and Sir George Carew (1600 – 1601)
Lord Mountjoy The person chosen by the queen to succeed Essex as deputy was Charles Blount, better known as Lord Mountjoy, a man of great ability and foresight, and a more formidable adversary than any yet en- countered by O’Neill. He came to Ireland in February, 1600. As soon as O’Neill heard of his arrival [...]






