... 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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