Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth After the death of Queen Mary in 1558 {chap, vii.) her half-sister, Elizabeth, succeeded, as already mentioned, to the English Crown. Elizabeth was as great a champion of the Reformation as Mary had been of Catholicism. Of religious zeal she herself had little or none, but she desired ecclesiastical uniformity [...]

  To Sydney, who was inclined to try conciliatory methods with the Ulster prince, succeeded Sussex, with his belief in so-called strong methods, and his habit of useless raids. Whether acting on his advice, or on her own initiative, the Queen changed her poKcy towards Shane. She now denied his right to the Tir Owen [...]