England and Ireland
To understand this current situation, we will have to go back in history. There are three critical dates which lead to the situation today. Those dates are: 1170, 1609, and 1969. In the next paragraphs I will briefly explain what was going on in each of these years.To begin with, in 1170, Henry II ruled England. He attempted to attach Ireland to his kingdom. However, he only established control in a small area near Dublin known as the Pale. In that particular area, English citizens started moving in and adapting the English language, religion, practices, beliefs, and etc. Attempts were made to conquer the rest of Ireland, but major English expansion did not take place until the seventeenth century. In 1609, Queen Elizabeth’s army had established the English rule over most of the island of Ireland, with the exception of the Northern Province: Ulster. The Ulster clans (Lead by Hugh O’Neil) had a very affective alliance against the English army. Unfortunately, after a long and damaging campaign, it was eventually brought under English control in 1703. By then, all the Irish leaders had left Ireland for Europe, and less than 5% of Ulster was controlled by Catholics Irish.
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Approximate Word count = 1133
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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