Ireland

• Ireland was a Yorkist stronghold.
• Direct control was limited to the Pale (around Dublin) and everything outside was under the influence of major Irish families, like the Kildares.
• The Poynings‘ Law (in 1494) made it so that the Irish parliament could only be called and pass laws with prior approval of the king.
• Henry’s deputy in Ireland, Sir Edward Poynings, failed to bring Ulster under greater control.
• Increased control in Ireland would have been costly, therefore Henry relied on traditional families and the Earl of Kildare was restored to Lord Deputy.