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The Norman Conquest of Ireland. The Norman Conquest of Ireland was a cataclysmic event that would shape Ireland’s history and intertwine our history with that of England for approximately the next 800 years. It is a tale of knights, war, love, violence, bloodshed and political maneuvering. Ireland’s landscape would become marked with the ...
Irish neutrality during World War II. The policy of neutrality was adopted by Ireland's Oireachtas at the instigation of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera upon the outbreak of World War II in Europe. It was maintained throughout the conflict, in spite of several German air raids by aircraft that missed their intended British targets, and attacks ...
Ireland and the Second World War—the price of neutrality. The ambiguous relationship between Britain and Ireland was exacerbated during the Second World War. The Irish Free State (referred to as ‘Eire’ [sic] by the British from 1937) was part of the British Commonwealth but more than any other member of that body she remained tied to Britain.
The British welfare state was extended to Northern Ireland, highlighting northern post-war prosperity against southern decline. Brookeborough as northern leader pressurised the British government in the wake of the declaration of the Republic, and in recognition of Northern Ireland’s war effort the Attlee government in 1949 passed the Ireland Act, further underwriting its commitment to the ...
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Ireland over which the monarchs of England then claimed sovereignty. The Anglo-Normans claimed the invasion was sanctioned by the papal bull Laudabiliter. [1]
Dec 16, 2013 · The Irish experience of the Second World War presents a number of problems for historians, as it did at the time for the Irish people and their nearest neighbours. ‘Irish’, in this context, refers to the independent Irish state and its people (including those who chose to participate in some way in the war, whether through military service in the Allied armed forces, through civilian work ...
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Feb 17, 2011 · Henry II, Strongbow and Ireland; The Anglo-Norman colony is established in Ireland. The Scots invasion, 1315; Declarations of national identity - the legacy of the invasions. Find out more; Page ...
