Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above: The State Religion King Henry died in 1547, and was succeeded by his son Edward VI, then a boy of nine years old. His death removed all check to the Reformation, which was now pushed forward vigorously in England. In 1551, the fifth year of Edward’s reign, the chief Protestant doctrines and forms of [...]

Above: King John King Henry died in the year 1189, and was succeeded by his son Richard the Lion Hearted. Richard took no interest in Ireland, and left the whole management of its affairs to his brother John, who, in 1189, appointed Hugh de Lacy lord justice, in place of John de Courcy. At this [...]