... , and if he had any objections they were rarely enforced. This is exemplified by his 1177 failure to stop John de Courcey from annexing Down and Antrim. When John succeeded Richard as king in 1199 however, and the Lordship of Ireland was united with the English Kingship, he adopted a far more open and aggressively expansionist policy. Completely disregarding the Windsor ... , by capitalising on such natural advantages where the Irish could not. Stephen of Lexington highlighted their uncivilised unreasonable, backward nature, referring to them as 'gentes bestialies', or bestial people.1 K...

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... Boru's successors - died. 1167-69 Arrival of Normans at Baginbun, Co. Wexford, starting 800-year struggle between English and Irish. 1170 Arrival of Richard de Clare, known as Strongbow. 1171 Strongbow becomes king of Leinster. Arrival of Henry II, end of the Milesian kings; thus began the political ... involvement of England in Ireland's affairs. 1166-1175 Reign of Rory O'Connor, Last native High King of Ireland 1235 Richard de Burgo conquered Connacht. 1258 Galloglasses (mercenary soldiers) come to Ulster from Scotland 1264 Walter de Burgo was made Earl of Ulster. 1272 The ... , servin...

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... father's execution in the Tower (incorrect rumours at the time as it turned out) he declared himself in revolt of the king's authority and sent for aid from Pope Paul III, just after Henry himself had renounced the Church's authority. The revolt was not inspired by Henry's break with the Church; "Silken" had only sought to take advantage of the split ... , now led it. In 1598 he defeated an English army at the Battle of Yellow Ford near Armagh and sparked off a rising in the rest of Ireland. In 1601 Philip III of Spain sent an army to assist them. However, O'Neill was in Ulster in the No...

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... massacres of Catholics at Drogheda and Wexford and forced the resettlement of thousands that had lost their homes during the struggle. By 1691, with victory of Protestant English King William III over the Catholic forces of James II, Protestant control in Ireland was complete. Catholics suffered greatly in the subsequent period of British occupation, enduring laws that prevented them from bearing ... the possibility that the Irish Republican Army may have been training troops with the Marxist FARC Rebels. United States President George W. Bush was warned by special advisor on Northern I...

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