Affected monks get a pension, but are not absolved of their vows of chastity. Lord deputy Grey engages them at Bellahoe, on the Monaghan-Meath border, and wins an overwhelming victory. This is the end of the Geraldine League, which had offered the kingship of Ireland to James V of Scotland. Lord deputy Grey is removed from office in April and replaced by Anthony St Leger, who adopts a more conciliatory approach. The Irish parliament declares Henry king of Ireland.
Henry mints new coinage, featuring the harp as the emblem of Ireland.
Former lord deputy Grey is executed for treason in June. Conn O'Neill, the greatest lord in Ulster, goes to London and, speaking through an interpreter, submits to Henry. He is created earl of Tyrone amid pomp and propaganda. An act gives the vote in parliamentary elections in the 32 counties to 40-shilling freeholders. Most of the members of parliament, though, will be elected by boroughs, which have widely varying forms of franchise.