@tymoty

#History of the #BrithishIsles
#InvasionsOfIreland
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...Battle of #Clontarf."

After the famous Battle of #Hastings, the Duke of #Normandy, the #Viking descendant, #WilliamTheConqueror became the #English king.

"To help take back his kingdom, [Irish King] #MacMurchada invited the #Normans to Ireland in 1169. The move soon backfired when the #Normans [King #HenryII] took his domain for themselves.

The #Norman invasion was a watershed in the history of #Ireland, 👉marking the...