"Murdering Heart...Murdering Hand": Captain Thomas Lee of Ireland, Elizabethan Assassin

Captain Thomas Lee of Castle Rheban, co. Kildare, Ireland, enjoyed a dubious reputation as the Crown's creature, a successful mercenary and assassin eager to expunge certain Irish leaders who opposed England's colonial designs. A character of many skills and abilities, and great energy, Le...

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Main Author: Myers, James P. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 1991
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1991, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-60
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