Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

   Above: Picture of Richard II Ireland now entered the international arena, and England was confronted in her foreign affairs, for the first time, by ” the Irish Question.” The King of England at that time was Richard II. Vain, impulsive, and ambitious, he became a candidate for the Imperial Crown of the ” Holy [...]

Above : Statue Of General Humbert In Kilalla As usual there were delays, and it was not till the August of 1798, when the Irish rebellion had been already crushed, that even the first of the projected expeditions set sail. It consisted of only three frigates, carrying a force of 1,036 fighting men, and arms [...]