Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Lord Cork was an important figure in the continuing English colonisation of Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries, as he acquired large tracts of land in plantations in Munster in southern Ireland. Moreover, his sons played an important role in fighting against the Irish Catholic rebellion in the 1640s and 1650s, assisting in the victory of the
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English politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Boyle,_1st_Earl_of_Cork
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2002-06-19T13:01:49Z
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2024-08-28T23:47:54Z
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