The conquest of ireland

This was surprising because of MacMurrough known hatred for the city of Dublin and its people. All of the struggles and political problems that existed before and as a result of Henry II, Dermot MacMurrough, and Adrian IV are still being challenged today.

Religion is another example of how Ireland was able to gain a greater sense of unity during Henry II conquest.

Here it is interesting the important role that Irish culture played in curbing English conquest. All the laws in Ireland became uniform the taxes and duties, which where stilled paid to Irish lords, where regulated by a single entity and published. These loose practicing’s being one of the reason that Pope Adrian IV cited in his bull to Henry II as a justification for conquest and pacification. Instead the Irish had a core set of values imposed on them and their own culture essentially outlawed in a later document issued by Elizabeth I. The alienation and mocking of the Irish chieftains led directly to another native uprising. Significantly, Murtaugh had military support from the other Gaelic lords who where dissenting strongly from the English presence. After signing the truce with the Archbishop of Dublin, MacMurrough appointed Milo de Cogan as constable. The troops that Henry II provided MacMurrough were not quite sufficient enough so MacMurrough solicited the help of a Welshmen by the name of Strongbow, in return for his daughter’s hand in marriage as well as succession to the throne. Henry II was blessed with the weak Irish government and the opportunity to act on the bull issued to him and for that he created history.