Sir William Drury

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation House of Commons
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:England
gptkbp:associatedWith Elizabethan era
Elizabethan_military_campaigns
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1520
gptkbp:children William_Drury
gptkbp:commanded forces_in_Ireland
gptkbp:contribution establishment_of_English_law_in_Ireland
gptkbp:culturalImpact influence_on_English-Irish_relations
gptkbp:deathDate 1577
gptkbp:descendant Drury_family
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations negotiator_with_Irish_chieftains
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Tudor_period
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Desmond_Rebellions
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaping_of_English_policy_in_Ireland
gptkbp:historicalLegacy influence_on_future_military_leaders_in_Ireland
gptkbp:historicalRole key_figure_in_the_English_administration_in_Ireland
gptkbp:historicalSignificance letters_to_the_Privy_Council
role_in_English_conquest_of_Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Drury
gptkbp:influenced military_tactics_in_Ireland
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_VIII
gptkbp:knownFor Drury's_campaign_against_the_Irish
gptkbp:legacy military_leadership_in_Ireland
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:English_Army
Colonel
guerilla warfare tactics
led troops in various campaigns
campaign_against_the_Gaelic_lords
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Limerick
Battle of the Yellow Ford
gptkbp:notableEvent restoration_of_order_in_Munster
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lord_President_of_Munster
impact_on_Irish_history
gptkbp:notableFor military_service_in_Ireland
gptkbp:occupation politician
soldier
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Henry_Sidney
gptkbp:rank Governor_of_Connacht
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:serviceYears 1540-1577
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth_Drury
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Perrot