SOCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: James Vi And I, Puritans, Protestantism
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*dates, only remember as placemarks for when things happened in comparison to other events, no need to remember exact date* Irish were the most civilized", where most scholars came from: henry ii: Governs from the pale (dublin and surrounding) Religious conflicts: protestant reformation in 16th century, james vi of schtland becomes james i of england and ireland, conflict over polity. Protestants don"t agree over how the church is governed. Ulster plantations: 500,000 acres in ulster, established 1609, some assigned to english and scottish undertakers, others assigned to different groups. Settlers: settlers were required to be english speaking, and protestant, scottish settlers were mainly presbyterians, english settlers were mainly protestant dissenters(protestants that don"t want to be part of the english church, or dissent their governance) Charles i (son of james i) facing religious dissension in england over church policy. Additional confiscations of land in ulster reducing catholic holdings to only 22%
