Big man Tim McGarry and the wee man David Hume go back to the year 1169 and the start of the Norman conquest of Ireland. Did the Normans actually invade or were they invited in? Was the Norman ...

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was the decisive event in the conquest of Saxon England. Within a year, the Normans were building ... killed or sought refuge in Ireland. In December 1282, the ...

Explores the 12th-century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The invasion also affects Europe, as Irish resources fuel conflict between England and France. In 12th-century Ireland, provincial kings ...