1. medieval settlement of ireland
It is evident that as the Norman conquestors of Ireland who initally arrived under Richard de Clare at Dermot McMurrough's invitation set root in Ireland, two deeply contrasting nations emerged. ... After appointing Prince John Lackland Lord of Ireland in 1177, Henry set about the process which would again distinguish the colonising nation from the conquestees; the feudalisation of Ireland. ... This served to install the Normans, with their ever-expanding lands and wealth as well as their position of hierarchy on the feudal ladder, as the new aristocratic elite in Ireland. ......
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