1. British policy concerning Ireland
... James II, a Catholic, succeeded his brother Charles II to the throne, and showed signs of raising his son and heir to be Catholic as well, members of Parliament feared England's complete return to Catholicism. In 1688 these members took it upon themselves to invite James' Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange to take the English throne. Although this ... of 100,000 spectators in Belfast . In September 1912, a Solemn League and Covenant was signed by 470,000 Protestants in Ulster, some signing their name in their own blood. The text of the Covenant is as follows: "Be...
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