Ulster
UlsterA former kingdom of Ireland , lying in the north-east of the island. The kingdom of Ulster reached its zenith in the 5th century ad, at the beginning of the Christian era. During the Anglo-Norman conquest the de Lacey and de Burgh families held the earldom of Ulster from 1205 to 1333 . By the 16th century, the O'Neill clan had reasserted its commanding position in the area, until the failure of the Earl of Tyrone's rebellion against Elizabeth I and her unwelcome religious policy ( 1594 – 1601 ) marked the end of O'Neill supremacy. James I promoted the plantation in Ulster of thousands of Presbyterian Scots and Protestant English and many Catholics were forced off their land. These...
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