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King John of England, also known as John Lackland, was born either in late 1166 or early 1167 at the Tower of London. He was the youngest son of Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II, the latter controlling a ‘territory that stretched from the pyrenees in the south of France to the very borders of Scotland’. His father held considerable claims of territories at the time, and was part of a Royal House known as the Angevins. Due to the size of his controlled lands, they collectively became known…

Bill was passed which united Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom. This meant that there would be no Irish parliament and Ireland would be represented in Westminster , many attempts were made to counter this , such as Home Rule. Home Rule was basically an idea that Ireland should have its own parliament…

children, a song that called for peace, titled “Zombie”, was written. It was written and released by The Cranberries, an Irish punk rock band, in 1993—shortly after the Northern Irish militant group bombed a mall in Warrington. With moving lyrics and a unique style of singing, the song was a worldwide hit, bringing attention to the Ireland-England conflict. Its impact may have possibly aided in the peace that they sought. On March 20th, 1993, a militant group called the Provisional Irish…

Around hundred years after concerning Britain, the Normans came to Ireland. The Norman leader, Richard de Clare, came and defeated the Vikings and the Irish, and became the new king of Leinster. He began on what became the Norman rule, which spread across Ireland. The English was worried that the Normans in Ireland were becoming more Irish than the Irish, so they banned them from marrying into Irish families or speaking the Irish language. When king Henry VIII wanted a divorce he split from the…

In the 18th century, during the height of the British Empire, Ireland had become subject to deplorable conditions under the rules and regulations of England because they were predominantly Catholic (Baker). Life for catholics in Ireland during this time was difficult. Jonathan Swift wasn’t first author which wrote about this issue, several authors tried to show the truth, but they were ignored. But in 1720 Swift broke nearly 20 years of silence to develop rapidly into the strongest voice of…

Protestants in Ireland by the 1700. This dominance over Ireland was established by hierarchy system and legislative power and another reason being regulation of religion. These changes provoked Irish mean and woman to emigrate out of Ireland and in some cases feel like exiles. Ireland began to be majorly Catholic and when England came to Ireland to challenge this they began to feel like they were look down upon. With the English system beginning to take place the people in Ireland began to feel…

Ireland has been a land that has been long forgotten or at least hardly ever touched upon. Most folks forget the countless things that Ireland has given the world such as new forms of technology, science, and transportation. Majority of the people only recognize them as the immigrants that had the potato famine and those who celebrate St. Patricks day. The book In Search of Ancient Ireland by Carmel McCaffrey and Leo Eaton is based on the history of the ancient times in Ireland and how some…

Irish Volunteers, was formed with the purpose of using armed forces to turn over British rule in Ireland. The IRA, or Irish Republican Army, fought for independence from Britain through the employment of guerilla warfare and vicious war tactics to force the British officials to reconsider their rule. After negotiations with Great Britain, two autonomous political entities were formed: Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. However, this result was unacceptable to the majority of IRA members,…

Ireland has an interesting background of mythology and folklore. Ireland, although heavily influenced by the Christian ethos of the monks, the original pagan magic and majesty are not entirely lost in the tales of the irish countrymen. The roman catholic beliefs of the irish are strong and unbreakable, but they still somewhat believe in the old folklore. A wide range of beliefs and practices were concerned with the issues of death and burial and, in former times, the waking of the dead was an…

What is the possibility that you could sell your latest Instagram post for $100,000? I think I am a very good looking guy but not that good looking to where someone would want to purchase it for that much. Richard Prince is an American artist who is doing just that. He is taking Instagram posts and altering them a bit and selling them for thousands of dollars. Prince is a notorious copycat artist who has made a very good living off of this. Now, one might ask, how is this man copying stuff from…