Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Elizabeth, however, was not a ruler likely to allow a country the possession of which she knew, in the then condition of Continental affairs, to be of almost vital importance to the very existence of England, to slip thus easily from her grasp. She resolved to send across the Channel such a force as would [...]

Ofcourse, the efforts of the Queen were not acknowledged in Rome, and the Pope himself made appointments to Sees, when vacancies occurred owing to either death or ” removals for heresy.” The position of Papal bishops was a very dangerous one, as Elizabeth regarded them as most serious obstacles to the success of her religious [...]