Foster (1989) concurs that the political vacuum created by the war was to the benefit of the rebels, aided by rising nationalist frustrations that Redmond’s Home Rule victory was simply a cheque continually post-dated (MacNeill’s description). Most historians regard Redmond’s speech at Woodenbridge in September 1914, pledging Irish support to the war, as a huge misjudgement. Redmond clearly believed that fighting the war together would unite
It has been argued that Charles I was the main reason that war broke out. I will be investigating whether this is a far accusation by looking at the long-term and the short-term causes for the English Civil War and assessing how far Charles was really to blame. Firstly, it has been argued that Charles was to blame for the long-term reasons such as wanting to make changes to religion, the power of the king and money. For example, Charles was partly to blame for money because he was trying to buy off the Scottish with £850 a day (which he could not afford) as a result from trying to make the Scottish Puritans. They rebelled and tried to attack.
Both sides were constantly gunning down innocent people. The Government of Ireland Act 1920 failed miserably so it was decided on to create the Anglo-Irish treaty which consisted of Ireland being free state and the Irish MP’s would have to swear an oath of allegiance to the King. The British Army was to be removed but Northern Ireland was to be kept a part of the United Kingdom and a Boundary Commission would decide on the exact border between the North and South. Northern Ireland was in Protestant control. In the Northern Ireland parliament there was always a majority of Unionist MP’s, even when the Protestants were in a minority.
Essex wanted to be the most important minister in Elizabeth’s court and the only obstacles in his way were William Cecil and his son Robert. The rivalry between Essex and the Cecils dominated the Privy Council meetings and in result, Essex would start to lose his temper when he would not get his way. In 1598 Essex asked Elizabeth to appoint one of his supporters as Deputy of Ireland and she refused. Essex lost his temper with Elizabeth and declared that her ‘conditions are as crooked as her carcass’ before turning his back on her. Elizabeth in response punched him on the ear, which caused Essex to grasp his sword.
This strengthened the view of the catholic religion with Irish identity and with a widespread decline of the Irish language; many valued their catholic religion as one of their main signs of their Irish identity. Therefore the celebrating of the Eucharistic Congress was also showing and celebrating your Irish identity. De Valera came into power in 1932. This made the church worried as they had supported Cumann na nGaedheal. They had condemned de Valera and his followers during the civil war however Fianna Fail were strongly influenced by the church and bishops.
It was King Philip II that sent the Spanish armada to conquer England. Philip did this for many reasons. The first reason it that Elisabeth had made Phillip angry by refusing his marriage proposal and just by being protestant but the thing that made Philip sent the armada was that Elisabeth was funding the protestant rebellion. All of these made the one big reason for Philip to send the armada. To prepare for the armada many things had to happen.
One of the major events that assisted the fall of the Holy Roman Empire was Thirty Years’ War. The event that started the Thirty Years’ War was “defenestration of Prague.” Two of Ferdinand’s officials were thrown out a window. The Lutherans violated the Peace of Augsburg by acquiring German Bishops, Calvinists converting princes, and Jesuits reconverting princes to Catholicism. The Calvinists and Catholics had many advantages because of that which made the Lutherans fear the Peace of Augsburg would be negatively impaired. The Lutheran Princes felt it necessary to create the Protestant Union and in retaliation the Catholics formed to Catholic League.
In 1588, Phillip launches the Spanish Armada in an attempt to punish Protestant subjects who had rebelled against Phillip, but this fleet was defeated. Historically, autocratic leaders have both helped and hurt their countries and their people over their authority. Louis XIV was the most powerful ruler in French history. In his view, he and the state were one and the same. “L’etat c’est moi.” means I am the state, which he stated.
The most important part of his career as home secretary would undoubtedly be his support to pass Catholic Emancipation in 1829. Originally he was completely against the notion of Catholic emancipation but when Daniel O’Connell was elected as M.P for Clare, Ireland, both he and Wellington realised the necessity to pass it to prevent a possible civil war in Ireland. Although a wise and pragmatic decision it came at the price of the Tory party splitting up completely. It took years for the Tory Party to reform and stabilise, but most importantly the Tories began to view Peel as a betrayer. Peel became the leader of the opposition from 1835-41.
The Irish uprising of 1916 was the main reason that released Ireland from the British rule since the found rebellion as the only way to fight against home rule. The declaration exposed the aspirations and goals of the rebels. Its chief objective was to proclaim and state the independence of Ireland. It also declared that there was a new form of government. This new document was radical and controversial at the time.