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Ireland’s Wars: John’s Second Visit

Posted on Oct 29, 2014 by NFB

The Anglo-Normans in Ireland were rebelling and fighting with each other pell-mell, damaging wars that left the English effort to expand against the natives neutered. King John’s second expedition to Ireland was just a larger part of his repeatedly fractious … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Anarchy Under John

Posted on Oct 15, 2014 by NFB

Having briefly discussed Ireland’s mostly unnoteworthy relationship with the Crusades in the last entry, we shall now press on with the narrative of the Anglo-Norman presence Ireland, beginning with the reign of the largely absent Richard I. Ireland was marked … Continue reading →

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