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Veangence of the Rebellious Silken Thomas

He made his way with a small band of armed retainers to St. Mary’s Abbey, on the north side of the Liffey, and then outside the boundaries of the city of Dublin. The Council was assembled there, when Thomas rushed into the room and, after a defiant speech, in which he accused King Henry of [...]

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