On this day in Tudor history, 22nd October 1521, Sir Edward Poynings, soldier, administrator, and diplomat, died at his manor of Westenhanger in Kent.
He's not a household name, but "Poynings' Law" was quite a legacy. That law shaped Irish governance until the late 18th century
Poynings helped Henry VII restore royal control in Ireland, hunted pirates off the Flemish coast, and later steered diplomacy for Henry VIII...
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