In Search of Ireland's Heroes: The Story of the Irish from the English Invasion to the Present Day"The struggle between English and Irish aspirations for Ireland began with the first English incursions into the country in the twelfth century and have persisted to the present day. Carmel McCaffrey's narrative history of these times is filled with powerful personalities and families who fought - in battle and through constitutional means - to free Ireland from English control. Her book is a sequel to In Search of Ancient Ireland, which traced the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C. to the Norman invasion." --Book Jacket. |
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... Henry feared they might establish a separate Norman kingdom in Ireland which could rival England . In October 1171 Henry II traveled to Ireland and appointed one of the Norman knights , Hugh De Lacy , as his representative there . Henry ...
... Henry feared they might establish a separate Norman kingdom in Ireland which could rival England . In October 1171 Henry II traveled to Ireland and appointed one of the Norman knights , Hugh De Lacy , as his representative there . Henry ...
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... Henry's surprise and anger at this startling event must have been enormous . This was no small deed done on a remote ... Henry easily thwarted Sim- nel's effort at Stoke . When news of Irish actions reached the pope , he was as outraged ...
... Henry's surprise and anger at this startling event must have been enormous . This was no small deed done on a remote ... Henry easily thwarted Sim- nel's effort at Stoke . When news of Irish actions reached the pope , he was as outraged ...
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... Henry VII , and the courtiers of the time pres- sured the young Prince Henry to marry his brother's widow . They re- quested a dispensation from the pope because canon law forbade a man from marrying his dead brother's wife . The pair ...
... Henry VII , and the courtiers of the time pres- sured the young Prince Henry to marry his brother's widow . They re- quested a dispensation from the pope because canon law forbade a man from marrying his dead brother's wife . The pair ...
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