... organisations but drew most of their support, understandably as they had greater feelings of resentment, from Catholics, and therefore the Defenders who felt they had much to gain from a radical conspiracy. And, as the French Revolution continued, and the United Irishmen became frustrated in their attempts to bring about reform in parliament, then their ideas grew ever more radical and they ... within the organisation. The leader, Lord Edward Fitzgerald, escaped but was soon after betrayed and was mortally wounded in the course of his arrest. Shocked by the scale of the conspiracy, the ...

• Word Count: 10019
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Catholic Church decided to get involved in the organization of the annual parade. As a response to the growing influence of the Catholic Church in communities, the Orange Order fueled a Papal conspiracy. Orangemen claimed that the famine immigration was an elaborate plan masterminded by the Vatican to eradicate Protestantism from earth. The charter of the Order also incorporated some racist statements that ... ...

• Word Count: 1461
• Approx Pages: 6
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... defending for ourselves and our children our cherished position of equal citizenship in the United Kingdom and in using all means that may be found necessary to defeat the present conspiracy to set up a Home Rule parliament in Ireland. And in the event of such a parliament being forced upon us we further solemnly and mutually pledge ourselves to refuse to recognise ... ...

• Word Count: 8211
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate