Colonel Thomas Blood, Charles II and an Unsuccessful Theft
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The Infamous Colonel Thomas Blood. Blood, that wears treason in his face,
Villain complete in parson s gown,
How much he is at court in grace
For stealing Ormond and the crown!
Since loyalty does no man good,
Let s steal the King, and outdo Blood!
John Freke, The History of Insipids (1676)
Thomas Younger Years
Thomas Blood was born at Kilnaboy Castle in County Clare in the west of Ireland in 1618. Thomas’ Anglo-Irish father was named Thomas (1588-1645) and he was a blacksmith and landowner in Sarney, County Meath, further east.
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