Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Painting Of King Charles I , King At The Time It has been already mentioned that one of the ways in which the Lord Deputy had hoped to render Ireland useful to the English Crown was by supplying Charles with a body of efficient troops, who would be wholly under his control, and [...]

The Graces In the midst of all this inquietude king James I. died in 1625, and was succeeded by his son Charles 1. Tills king was in perpetual straits for money : and the Catholics hoped that by granting him subsidies he would have the penal laws relaxed. The Protestants also had their troubles, for [...]