Henry lands with a large fleet at…

October 1171 CE

Henry lands with a large fleet at Waterford in 1171, becoming the first King of England to set foot on Irish soil.

This marks the beginning of English and later British rule in Ireland.

Both Waterford and Dublin are proclaimed Royal Cities.

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Waterford Waterford Ireland View →

People
Henry II of England View → Owain Gwynedd View → Pope Alexander III View → Rhys ap Gruffydd View → Richard de Clare View → Robert FitzStephen View → Robert de Barry View →

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Irish people View → Leinster (Laigin), Irish kingdom of View → Gwynedd, Welsh Kingdom of View → Welsh people View → Ireland, medieval View → Dublin, Kingdom of View → Aquitaine, (Angevin) Duchy of View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Anglo-Normans View → Deheubarth, Welsh Principality of View → England, (Plantagenet, Angevin) Kingdom of View → Gwynedd, Welsh Principality of View →

Topics
Anglo-French War of 1159-89 View → Norman Invasion of Ireland View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

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