Ireland. Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the Irish slowly lost more and more power in their own country.

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Throughout history the Irish have always faced many hardships. They are people who have faced poverty, war and not many high points. Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the Irish slowly lost more and more power in their own country. The Irish had always had an English influence within the country. Kildare had been for a long time the head of this influence. When King Henry declared himself the leader of the Catholic Church, Kildare opposed his decision. King Henry felt threatened by Kildare because he was afraid that Kildare would become allies with England’s Catholic enemies and he sent for him to come to London. Kildare’s son, “Silken Thomas” arrived in Dublin on June 11, 1954 and declared Ireland’s revolt against England. After Sir William and his army knocked down the walls of Maynooth Castle and killed those who survived, “Silken Thomas” was defeated. “Silken Thomas” was murdered and
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the power that the Kildares had for many years was put to an end. An English governor succeeded Kildares and once again there was an English influence in Ireland. Henry started a lot of the fighting that went on between the Catholics and the Protestants. He was afraid that the Catholics would one day gain to much control in Ireland and therefore set up programs to deprive the Catholics of some of their basic freedoms. It was his daughter, however, who set up the system of “plantation.” Plantation was a system where the Irish would have their land taken away ...

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