Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

On July 6th, 1553, Edward VI died, and Mary, his half-sister, succeeded him. The new Queen was an ardent upholder of Catholicity, and detested the Reformed doctrines.The Catholic was church restored. The accession of a Catholic sovereign caused the greatest rejoicings in the Irish towns. In the Celtic parts of the country the Catholic religion [...]

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 [...]