Hello Valerie and Peter - 1156 death of Turlough O'Connor, last powerful native ruler 1159 Henry II received title "Lord of Ireland" from Pope Adrian IV & the Pope's blessing to invade Ireland. 1168 Henry II invited by Dermot, King of Leinster, to mount an expedition against Dermot's enemies; the Anglo-Normans landed in County Wexford the following year 1177 Anglo-Norman invasion of Ulster under John de Courcy 1185 Prince John (later King 1199-1216) visited Ireland with Gerald of Wales (an important Welsh cleric & member of the Fitzgerald<Geraldine> family. He published 2 works: Topographia Hibernia - a description of the country and its people & Expugnatio Hibernia - in 1188 - an account of Henry II's conquest of Ireland.) 1210 King John again in Ireland -from Michelin's Green Guide to Ireland, 2001 Regards, Sharon Kavanagh At 07:46 PM 2/23/2006 +1100, you wrote: >Hello Valerie, > >>PLANTAGENET DYNASTY >> >>1154 Henry II becomes king >>1189 Richard I [ The Lionheart ] becomes king >>1199 Richard dies during a siege and his brother John becomes king >>1215 John is forced to sign the Magna Carta > >There is a rumour that Richard the Lionheart only spent about six months >in England when king. >Also that he may have spoken French or a close dialect (?) & not the >native tongue of England. > >Regards, >Peter Mayberry >Canberra where the Pontius Pilates of Parliament gather. > > >==== IRL-WICKLOW Mailing List ==== >Have you any new ideas on researching Co Wicklow you would like to share. > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >