The Irish problem began in 1155 when Pope Adrian IV gave permission for Henry II to invade Ireland and spread the Christian faith. The British, gradually over the next century, tool over the Irish land and people. They however did not have the numbers to completely overrun the country. In 1541 Henry VIII was recognised as the King of Ireland by the Irish Government ... because one people have felt the destructive nature of war or at least the violence, they are more likely to accept the diplomatic approach for a solution. Uprisings began after the Act of Union was set up after the 1798 rebell...

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