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The history of Ireland from 1169–1536 covers the period from the arrival of the Cambro-Normans [1] to the reign of Henry VIII of England, who made himself King of Ireland. After the Norman invasion of 1169–1171, Ireland was under an alternating level of control from Norman lords and the King of England .
Timeline of Irish History 1840–1916 (1916 Rebellion Walking Tour) A Concise History of Ireland by P. W. Joyce; Sources: A National Library of Ireland database for Irish research; The Ireland of Yesterday Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine – slideshow by Life magazine; Irish history stories recalled on dvd, free web videos online
This is a timeline of Irish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Ireland. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland . See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland , alongside Irish heads of state , and the list of years in Ireland .
The Anglo-Norman invasion was a watershed in Ireland's history, marking the beginning of more than 800 years of British rule in Ireland. In May 1169, Anglo-Norman mercenaries landed in Ireland at the request of Diarmait mac Murchada (Dermot MacMurragh), the deposed King of Leinster , who sought their help in regaining his kingship.
The first recorded Viking raid in Irish history occurred in AD 795 when Vikings, possibly from Norway [10] looted the island of Lambay. [note 4] This was followed by a raid on the coast of Brega in 798, and raids on the coast of Connacht in 807. [11] These early Viking raids were generally small in scale and quick.
"Chronological Table, Arranged in the Order of the Authorised Edition of the Statutes at Large Passed in the Parliaments of Ireland". The Irish statutes: Revised edition. 3 Edward II to the Union. A.D. 1310–1800. By Authority (PDF). London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. pp. xiii– lxiv. "Pre-Union Irish Statutes". Irish Statute Book. Attorney General ...
Moody argued this “myth” of Irish history that depicted in Manichean terms the entirety of Irish history from 1169 to the present as a struggle between the morally pure Irish vs. the utterly evil British was being used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army as the main reason for its struggle in Northern Ireland, and ruled out any ...
Ireland in the Middle Ages may refer to: History of Ireland (400–795) , Ireland in the early Middle Ages History of Ireland (795–1169) , Ireland in the high Middle Ages