Irish Rebellion Research Paper

The Irish Rebellion started for a multitude of reasons, beginning with the Irish Rebellion of 1641. The Rebellion was started by the failure of the English government in Ireland to help the Irish elite in the beginning of the Elizabethan regime. Before the Elizabethan regime, the Irish population was divided into the "Old Irish", and the “Old English”. Those who were the descendants of Norman settlers. By the seventeenth century, the cultural divide was miniscule between these groups. Especially at elite social classes they were embracing the Irish culture. Many English lords spoke the Irish language, and really embraced Irish poetry and music. These lords that embraced the Irish culture were known as Hiberniores. In the beginning of the Elizabethan regime, the Irish population became defined by their religion. This religion

The Williamite War was a war between the Jacobites and the Williamites over who would be the King of Scotland, England and Ireland. It ended with the defeat of the Jacobites and Anglican rule. The Williamite victory in the war in Ireland had two main long-term results. The first was that it ensured James II would not regain his thrones in England, Ireland, and Scotland by military means. The second was that it ensured closer British and Protestant dominance over Ireland. Until the 19th century, Ireland would be ruled by what became known as the "Protestant Ascendancy", the mostly Protestant ruling class. The majority Irish Catholic community and the Ulster-Scots Presbyterian community were systematically excluded from power, which was based on land ownership. For over a century after the war, Irish Catholics maintained a sentimental attachment to the Jacobite cause, portraying James and the Stuarts as the rightful monarchs who would have given a just settlement to Ireland, including self-government, restoration of confiscated lands and tolerance for