Route taken by the Earls of Ulster, 1607:
After the war in Ireland, both France and Spain made peace with England, so could not help 'traitors' to the English Crown. The Ulster Earls had no choice but to winter at the Irish College in Louvain, then to seek exile in Rome.
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📖 Ancient Restoration 'The Flight of the Earls' was a phrase coined by English officials in Dublin within one week of O'Neill's departure. The word 'flight' had legal implications: they left without permission, thus broke all treaties with England. The Ulster Plantations could…
