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Would anyone get really upset if I include an offhand reference to "the Witch-Kings of Ireland" in the fic I'm trying to organize? My brain thought it was a hilarious joke this morning at work.
In the 1602 book, the Battle of Kinsale does get mention, but Matt Murdock also makes a credible threat to King James himself if he doesn't "keep his hands off Ireland". If the Flight of the Earls doesn't happen, or they take advantage of James' Daredevil-inspired timidty, would they re-establish Ireland as an independant kingdom? Could they have managed it? And as deeply Catholic and as deeply allied with Spain as they were, would they take Witchbreed (mutants, who were being burned at the stake in Spain at the time) as soldiers if they were desperate enough?
In the 1602 book, the Battle of Kinsale does get mention, but Matt Murdock also makes a credible threat to King James himself if he doesn't "keep his hands off Ireland". If the Flight of the Earls doesn't happen, or they take advantage of James' Daredevil-inspired timidty, would they re-establish Ireland as an independant kingdom? Could they have managed it? And as deeply Catholic and as deeply allied with Spain as they were, would they take Witchbreed (mutants, who were being burned at the stake in Spain at the time) as soldiers if they were desperate enough?