#614 | The Conquest of Ireland: How England Never Left (English Listening Practice)
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#614 | The Conquest of Ireland: How England Never Left (English Listening Practice)

B2Upper-intermediateJune 4, 202631 min

How did a small band of Norman soldiers in 1170 begin 800 years of English control over Ireland? It started as a deal between rival Irish kings. It ended in plantation, dispossession, and a divided island. This is the story of how a short-term alliance became a centuries-long occupation, and why it still shapes politics in Ireland today. Anglo-Normans enter Ireland: Diarmait seeks Strongbow’s help.Henry II claims authority; Dublin-centred foothold established.The Pale forms; Normans adopt Irish ways, Old English.Henry VIII breaks with Rome; declares himself King of Ireland.Surrender and re...

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Hello, hello, hello and welcome to English Learning for Curious Minds by Leonardo English, the show where you can listen to fascinating stories and learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. I am Alastair Budge and today it's the start of another three-part mini-series

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this time on the nine centuries of struggle between Ireland and England. In today's episode we go back to the very beginning, the moment when the first English-backed soldiers stepped ashore in Ireland and how what began

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as a temporary military favour became over the following five centuries a permanent and deeply painful occupation. In part two we move to the 19th century, the act of union, the catastrophic Great Famine, and how the relationship

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