a the roots of trouble in history



1. survey of anglo-irish relations from the middle ages to 1923

ireland all or part of it, at various times was a colony of the english from the 12th century. from the late middle ages it was a kingdom, under the same monarch as england, but a separate country. in law and in practice, the irish government was usually subordinate to the english government.
henry the viii rejected rome and put the church in england under his personal control. his church was to become more protestant, particularly under elisabeth i. irelands population remained mainly roman catholic.
following the conflicts in the 17th century, the winners forcibly transferred ownership of large amounts of land to new landlords, and sometimes new tenants those who had supported the winning side or those who they felt would support them in the future.
english protestants were not t...