HIST 290 Lecture Notes - Flash Point, Irish Rebellion Of 1798, Society Of United Irishmen
28 Nov 2012
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James ii: catholic king of england, runs away to france in 1688, comes to ireland 1689, defeated at battle of the boyne in 1690, catholic army retreats to limerick and signs the treaty of limerick. None of the terms were honored: after 1691, the ascendency grew in wealth, power, and prestige over the course of the next century by limiting who could participate in government, and own land. Dissenters were presbyterians (and other protestants that were not anglican. But mostly presbyterians: largely in ulster. Catholics and protestants were kept out of power through the sacramental. Test (aka the test act: penal laws were added after the oath of supremacy (this was one of them, kept catholics and presbyterians out, you had to take communion in the anglican fashion catholics and. Presbyterians wouldn"t do this: ambitions could only be achieved to a certain point then they were limited because of their religion. Kept out of high political and military office.
