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Thomas FitzGerald, decimo Conte di Kildare, anche noto come Silken Thomas (in Irlandese: Tomás an tSíoda; 1513 – 1537), è stato un ribelle irlandese. Trascorse gran parte della sua giovinezza in Inghilterra.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (1513 – 3 February 1537), also known as Silken Thomas ( Irish: Tomás an tSíoda ), was a leading figure in 16th-century Irish history .
Located in the heart of Kildare Town, the renowned Silken Thomas has been a cornerstone of the local community for decades. The only way to truly understand the unique endearing qualities of the Silken Thomas, is to experience it for yourself.
Following Gerald FitzGerald's death in the Tower of London on 2 September, Thomas succeeded as 10th earl. His father's demise crystallised Thomas's realisation that the possibility of compromise had been eliminated, and Henry VIII was now determined to crush the revolt.
Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th earl of Kildare was the leader of a major Irish rebellion against King Henry VIII of England. The failure of the uprising ended the Fitzgerald family’s hereditary viceroyalty of Ireland and led to the tightening of English control over the country.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (1513-1537), better known as Silken Thomas, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who would lead the Kildare rebellion. In revenge for the imprisonment of his father in the Tower of London, Silken Thomas would renounce his allegiance to Henry VIII and engage in open rebellion against the Crown.
A Gaelic bard, de Nelan, invested him with the sobriquet "Silken Thomas" as his horsemen's quilted leather coats were elaborately embroidered with silk. Thomas proclaimed a Catholic crusade and initiated direct contacts with Charles V, Pope Paul III, and James V of Scotland.
