Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

  Above : Illustration Picture Of Sir Edward Poynings Henry was determined to assert his authority, at least over his own officials and Parliament. Sir Edward Poynings was sent across as Lord Deputy in 1494, and Kildare joined him in an uneventful expedition to the north. Poynings had been accompanied by a full set [...]

Above : Picture Of King Henry VII, The Tudor During this period, then, English influence was at its lowest ebb. The country was independent, and the nation with a unified in culture ; but the one had no centre, and the other no head— there was no national focus. The conditions were remarkably like those [...]