Above : Picture Of Lloyd George ALTHOUGH, by the terms of the Treaty, Ireland had gained much more than would, a few years previously, have been deemed possible, yet she had not achieved all that she desired. Besides the loss of the Six Counties, there were other grievances of which the Oath of Allegiance, modified as it was, loomed largest in the popular mind. Then there was a Governor to be appointed by England to represent the king, and authority to ... Read More

 Above : Picture Of Sir Arthur Chichester, Replace Mountjoy The nine years' war which he had waged against the power of England had won for Hugh O'Neill a great reputation, not only throughout the British Isles, but also on the Continent of Europe. Henry IV of France, no mean judge of military ability, counted him as ranking third amongst the famous soldiers of his age. Even in defeat, he was certainly the most important man in Ireland, and this Mountjoy realised. ... Read More