In the land of fox hunting, shamrocks, and pubs, a century old confrontational relationship is still being plaid
out. Religion is often the grounds for conflict and such is the case in Northern Ireland. For hundreds of years Catholics and Protestants have battled over rights, government and land. The spark of this conflict can be traced back to the mid 1500s.
Ireland has always had a complicated past concerning rulers, government, invasion and war. Throughout these changes of conquerors the Irish had strived to uphold their Gaelic way of life, this including Catholicism. With this said, it is no surprise that in 1558 Ireland would be outraged by the passing of the Act of Supremacy, depicting protestant Queen Elizabeth as head of the Irish church and Ireland (Wallace, "Flight of the Earls"). The Act of Supremacy required all state and church members to swear allegiance to her (Wallace, "Flight of the Earls"
). With some resistance, most Gaelic lords submitted to the rule of the......
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