... as the Norman Invasion. This invasion occurred in 1169. The Irish clans battled Norman lords from Wales, the Irish were very persistent and spirited fighters but in the end King Henry II of England claimed Ireland as part of it's kingdom. The English established control of Ireland, with the exception of the Northern Province Ulster. For nearly four hundred years, Irish ... ...

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... world. Children in Northern Ireland are grown up with violence all around them, and most of them are handling guns by mid-teens. In the sixteenth century, the English King Henry VIII had a argument with the Catholic Church, so he made the Anglican Church, The Church of England, and made himself head of it. He was presented with a problem when he ... ...

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