# Nine Years' War begins in Ireland (1594)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1594-nine-years-war-begins-in-ireland
Categories: battle, main-event

Hugh O'Neill and allied Gaelic lords mounted a major rebellion against English expansion. Within the broader Tudor Britain period, dynastic consolidation, Reformation, closer incorporation of Wales and Ireland, and rivalry with Catholic Europe transformed the state. This event is placed at 1594 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The conflict became the greatest military challenge to Tudor rule in Ireland.

## Why it matters
The conflict became the greatest military challenge to Tudor rule in Ireland.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth I](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Nine Years' War begins in Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Nine+Years%27+War+begins+in+Ireland&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Nine Years' War begins in Ireland](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Nine+Years%27+War+begins+in+Ireland)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281500%E2%80%931599%29)
- [The National Archives — early modern education resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)