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Ireland history - the battle of the Boyne

The battle of the Boyne can only be understood by a first look at what happened during the siege of Derry The siege of Derry King James II was converted to Catholicism and his brother when he married Mary, the daughter of Italian Duke of Modena. He left England in 1679 and not for six years, to be back on the throne in England successor. He began the task of restoring the Catholic religion in both England and Ireland. Talbot as Commander of his troops in Ireland and his brother-in-law, Lord Clarendon as Lord-Lieutenant Colonel appointed. Talbot mainly Protestant militias disarmed and appointed Catholic army officers and other important posts within the judiciary. 1687 Was also Lord Lieutenant Talbot as Clarendon had proved to be a rather weak person. Talbot, now known as the Earl of Tirconnell was strictly Catholic and this action stirred, with many of them leave a panic among the Protestants to their homes and moved to England. Sent Lord Danby for Prince William of orange in 1688. Pr...