hat could match forces with the English army. With Tyrone leading the way the English were defeated at Yellow Ford in 1598. The Revolt spread like wildfire to Connuaght and Munster. When 4,000 troops landed at Kinsale in 1601 the outcome was left very much in doubt (Lewis 2). While Spain’s support of the Catholic uprisings in Ireland against English rule helped Catholic forces, this assistance eventually “culminated in the Spanish invasion of Ireland between 1601-1603” (Fallon 2). At home, Elizabeth was faced with mounting debt as the forces of the opposition proved capable of extended the length and severity of the war. As Lewis notes, “With Elizabeth facing bankruptcy, ‘harp groats’ reappeared to pay the army, in which 19 percent of England’s available manpower was eventually committed. The War eventually costs Elizabeth £2 million” (2).
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