Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Kildare suffered a temporary eclipse. This was due in some measure to his hereditary rivals, the Butlers. Henry had restored their possessions to the Earls of Ormonde, who, however, continued to reside in England, and two rival members of the Butlers contested the leadership of the family in Ireland. One, Piers Butler (Piaras ” Ruadh [...]

  Above:  serfs and peasants in France Such legislation was obviously inspired by a spirit of malevolence too strong to listen to reason. Its folly was only equalled by its futility. It applied only to what was claimed to be ” English land,” and even in such districts as could possibly be so entitled there [...]