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The refusal of two thousand ducats toppled a captain's life

The refusal of two thousand ducats toppled a captain's life

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A captain who once commanded a castle and refused a king's fortune now faces the scaffold. His iron refusal, a survival trait, brought him here.

The refusal of two thousand ducats toppled a captain's life

This episode explores the life of Dominic Collins, a man whose unwavering resolve shaped his extraordinary path from a merchant town to military command, and ultimately, to a scaffold in Ireland. What led a man of such conviction to this fate?

Person: Dominic Collins
Date: October 31, 1602
Location: Youghal, Ireland
Event: Execution
Period: Elizabeth I's reign

- Dominic Collins was born into a family of civic standing in Youghal, Ireland, in 1566.
- Around 1586, he left Ireland for France, working in a tavern in Nantes for three years to save money.
- He joined the cavalry of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, commander of the Catholic League forces in Brittany.
- Collins rose to captain and was appointed military governor after leading the force that retook Lapena castle.
- He refused an offer of two thousand ducats from Henri of Navarre, the future king of France, to surrender the castle.

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