1. An Introduction to Irish History
... interfere and ultimately, deprive them of their power and status. In this period it was clear that religion did have an increased role to play in Irish history. Although Henry VIII had changed England into a Protestant nation, he himself was not a devout follower. His daughter Mary was actually Catholic but knew that the fact that the reformation had failed in Ireland and it ... . In the time of Elizabeth they themselves were involved in no less than six separate rebellions. The effect of all this was to polarise people into distinct groups who were in opposition to the Queen. Although r...
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