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relationship with religions was a major shift from Elizabeth's radical and hostile policies. James was tolerant to any religion as long as it did not proved itself to be threat to his authority. This marked a time of peace for Ireland which had a powerful majority of Catholics (either Irish or old English). During James's reign, Ireland became more prosperous than it had been for a very long time, avoiding war and improving its commercial relationship with England. Furthermore James was less fearful of the 'uncivilized' Gaelic speaking population of Ireland having dealt with the Gaelic speaking population of the highlands during his reign in Scotland. James did try to convert Ireland to the English ways via the creation of the Plantation of Ulster composed of both English and Scottish Presbyterians settlers. This plantation increased tensions in Ireland but not as much as did Elizabeth’s policies. James tried to pass anti-Catholics legislation in Ireland in 1611 but he withdrawn it three months later, showing his tendency to retreat rather than insisting stubbornly and entering into open conflict with his own people as other monarchs as done before him. James's rule is also criticized for his passivity towards conflicts and his war-free reign. Never having been at war with Spain when he was King of Scotland, James put an end to the Spanish War in 1604. The rest of his reign was to be at this image; he avoided wars and refused to enter European conflicts. For many…

As a of a victim of colonization, Ireland has a long history of patriotic writers that comment on the effects of British colonialism, as well as themes of nationalism and conservatism through their writings. The introduction of Gothic literature, and its fearful conventions of the supernatural and the uncanny, has allowed Irish writers to align nationalist motifs within their texts through a more analogous narrative. As Laura Doyle writes, “The Gothic text has been shown to represent colonialism…

Imperialistic ventures were not the reason for objection against the Irish Home rule in the case with many Liberal Unionists (especially nonconformists). British nonconformists and trade unionists were reminded of their own past persecution when looking at the Irish grievances and realized there wasn’t much different in each country’s democracy and constitutional liberties (English, 1600). They found that objecting Home Rule on moral grounds rather than imperialistic motives was the best reason…

the English monarch head of the church instead of the pope.Communication in Ireland was also dense because of the population of a million people being spread out all over Ireland, with half of them being covered in bog and scrub and hardly any road. Even if England didn’t have all these roadblocks, the Irish Church was inaccessible due to the major Irish language barrier. Ireland wanted to make an ideological religious appeal to help with Catholics power in Europe like Spain, who wanted to…

In the wake of a bombing that lead to the loss of the innocent lives of two children, a song that called for peace, titled “Zombie”, was written. It was written and released by The Cranberries, an Irish punk rock band, in 1993—shortly after the Northern Irish militant group bombed a mall in Warrington. With moving lyrics and a unique style of singing, the song was a worldwide hit, bringing attention to the Ireland-England conflict. Its impact may have possibly aided in the peace that they…

being unbeatable hunk he, like many mythic heroes have character flaws. Fatal flaws are what contributes to the hero'a death, for instance in Dr. Faustus he had everything he needed, but was consumed by greed. His avarice played a role in his demise. Achilles pride is what caused his death. In Cú Chulainn's case he is obsessed with his own greatness, and doesn't care about anything else. Sadly, this flaw is transparent when he killed his son Connla. Despite, telling Aife to send his son to…

Irish and Scandinavian myths intertwine, in terms of legendary heroes. In the Irish myth:Cuchulain of Ireland, the Ulster Cycle contains one of the most important stories such as The Cattle Raid at Cooley, which celebrates the deeds of the semi divine Cuchulain. Cuchulain becomes a legendary war hero, who overcomes many adverse figures as well as the characters he challenges himself, and whose prophecy is to one day dye by another individual. In the Scandinavian myths, The Volsungs or…

“Fate of the Sons of Usnach”, by Lady Gregory, was written for the people of Ireland. Lady Gregory took it upon herself to write the Cuchulain stories as the people of Ireland knew it and not how the scholars of the time would write it. Her rewriting of the Deirdre story may have been for the people, but it was not without its political motives. At this point in time there was a need for the Revival of the Irish people and Lady Gregory along with W.B. Yeats wanted to unite the people of Ireland…

The epic poem Beowulf was written in the era of the Anglo-Saxon’s. Beowulf is said to first be an oral poem. It is believed that someone wrote the oral poem, making it into a written a story. The author didn 't leave a signature, or a date stamp at the very least of it. He could have stopped a debate for going on for centuries. In the first place, is absolutely no history about the poem’s origins, so this lead scholars to dig deep into the story to find out information. Again, a definite author…

In Frank McCourt’s novel Angela’s Ashes, McCourt places a great significance on the mythological hero Cuchulain. Cuchulain, born with the name Setanta, grew up in the Northern Ireland like Frankie’s father. At a young age, Frankie’s father tells Frankie the story of Cuchulain. Cuchulain killed the dog of the house of Culain and to repent he guarded the house since the dog no longer could. Later, he guarded not just the house, but the entire region and became the greatest hero. Since that night…