800th ANNIVERSARY: King John († 1216) and the origins of colonial rule in Ireland

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 800th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ONE OF ENGLAND’S MOST NOTORIOUS KINGS, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ENGLISHMEN IN THE HISTORY OF IRELAND, KING JOHN. By Colin Veach and Tadhg O’Keeffe John has long split historical opinion. Some see him as an evil tyrant, through whose presence Hell itself is ... Read more

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