Truce signed with Confederation of Kilkenny

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The 'First Cessation' agreement with the English Royalists ends the Irish rebellion. This strengthens the royalist cause in England, because it allows troops that were previously engaged in fighting the Irish to focus their efforts on defeating the English Parliamentarians.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Truce signed with Confederation of Kilkenny". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2259, accessed 23 November 2024.]

2259 Truce signed with Confederation of Kilkenny 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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