Absolutism In Ireland Research Paper
The causes of discontent between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland, and timeline:
The seed of religious division in Ireland was sown by the Reformation movement and a king's desires. The reformation religious movement of the 1500's that led to Protestantism. It had a tremendous impact on social, political, and economic life, and its influences are still felt today. The movement began in 1517 when Martin Luther, a German monk, protested certain practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
Henry VIII (1491-1547), king of England (1509-1547), and founder of the Church of England. The son of King Henry VII, he profoundly influenced the character of the English monarchy. In 1527, Henry announced his desire to divorce his wife, on the grounds that the papal dispensation making the marriage possible was invalid. The chief reason for the divorce, …show more content…
Anti-Catholic animus played a role in the Plantations, but other motivations were more important. For the new immigrants, the principal motivation was fertile land at bargain rents. For the Crown, Plantations would deprive dissident Irish lords of the land that was their only real source of power; and further, there would be established within Ireland a loyal non-Irish minority which would served as an unpaid police force to keep dissident Irish in check.
In 1688, the English removed James a Roman Catholic from the throne and made William III, a Protestant, king. The Irish prepared to rebel and invited James to lead them. James borrowed troops from France. He landed in Ireland in 1689. The English defeated him on the banks of the Boyne on July 11, 1690. The war ended with the Treaty of Limerick in 1691. The Battle of the Boyne marked the beginning of Protestant control over Catholics in
The seed of religious division in Ireland was sown by the Reformation movement and a king's desires. The reformation religious movement of the 1500's that led to Protestantism. It had a tremendous impact on social, political, and economic life, and its influences are still felt today. The movement began in 1517 when Martin Luther, a German monk, protested certain practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
Henry VIII (1491-1547), king of England (1509-1547), and founder of the Church of England. The son of King Henry VII, he profoundly influenced the character of the English monarchy. In 1527, Henry announced his desire to divorce his wife, on the grounds that the papal dispensation making the marriage possible was invalid. The chief reason for the divorce, …show more content…
Anti-Catholic animus played a role in the Plantations, but other motivations were more important. For the new immigrants, the principal motivation was fertile land at bargain rents. For the Crown, Plantations would deprive dissident Irish lords of the land that was their only real source of power; and further, there would be established within Ireland a loyal non-Irish minority which would served as an unpaid police force to keep dissident Irish in check.
In 1688, the English removed James a Roman Catholic from the throne and made William III, a Protestant, king. The Irish prepared to rebel and invited James to lead them. James borrowed troops from France. He landed in Ireland in 1689. The English defeated him on the banks of the Boyne on July 11, 1690. The war ended with the Treaty of Limerick in 1691. The Battle of the Boyne marked the beginning of Protestant control over Catholics in