BXBX NOVEL Chapter 334: colonial ireland
Strictly speaking, Ireland is a colony of England.
As early as 1155, the only English pope in history, Hadrian IV, issued a decree to grant the rule of Ireland to the King of England. It was not until 1169 that England began to invade and occupy Dublin Castle for the first time. In 1171, King Henry II of England gained suzerainty over Ireland.
But the areas that England can directly control are limited to Dublin and Taboo. Even with the separation, people only speak Gaelic, not English.
The British rulers believed that Ireland\'s instability and long-running reaction campaigns could easily make it an important base from which domestic and foreign response cases could be exploited, seriously jeopardizing the security of the United Kingdom. In particular, Ireland\'s close relationship with Spain made Britain more vulnerable people feel uneasy.
This is like the relationship between North Korea and China. Spain, which owns Ireland, has a springboard and may directly land in England at any time.
Faced with such a situation, the Tudor monarchs never gave up their colonial rule on Ireland.
The biggest problem in ruling Ireland lies in religion.
As early as the 5th century AD, the Irish accepted Catholicism.
Due to repeated invasions of Ireland, there were constant scuffles among the tribes on the island. The English ridiculed the Irish as "Meere Irish", which means "dirty, rough, barbaric".
For the general Irish people, religion is undoubtedly a good medicine to heal the soul. People long to be saved by God after death and get rid of the pain in this world.
Catholicism plays an irreplaceable spiritual role in the daily life of Irish people, so they humbly listen to the teachings of the Pope of Rome, and devoutly follow the teachings and etiquette of Catholicism.
In the eyes of the Irish, Britain is only a lord appointed by the Pope, and the Pope is the real supreme leader of Ireland.
After England launched the Reformation and broke the cooperative relationship with the Pope, the Irish regarded resistance to Britain as a religious cause, as the Irish rebels declared:
"The uprising is holy and legal, a holy war in defense of Catholicism, a struggle against a tyrant who refuses to obey the Pope who speaks on behalf of Jesus."
England\'s real progress on Ireland will not come until the time of Henry VIII.
As a king, Henry VIII was wise.
On the basis of inheriting Henry VII, in 1534, he adopted the policy of "paying first and giving later" in Ireland. First, the land was owned by the British king, and then the land was re-granted to those Irish nobles and tribal leaders, which directly weakened Ireland. Nobility\'s prestige and basis for resistance.
In this way, the whole of Ireland, like England, all the land originally belonged to the Tudor royal family, and the nobles and all land owners on it, the first object of allegiance is the royal family.
In 1541, under the control of Henry VIII, the Irish Parliament announced that Henry VIII would also serve as the King of Ireland, and stipulated that Ireland and England would be permanently merged and united.
After Edward succeeded to the throne, Henry VIII\'s rule over Ireland has been maintained without much change.
Dublin, the port city, is the largest port in Ireland and the center of England\'s rule in Ireland. The Governor of Ireland is also here.
The governor of Ireland was set in 1171. It can be said that within the ruled area of England, he is the supreme ruler and holds the greatest power.
Therefore, the Governor of Ireland has the nickname of Deputy King.
But today, our Excellency the Governor, a middle-aged man in his thirties, with two striking brows on his face, stood on the pier with a straight face, followed by some Dublin officials and nobles .
People around the pier were not surprised, and even watched and discussed with relish, looking like a melon-eating crowd.
"Hey! Tell me, how many people can come this time?" A strong man in a single shirt asked his companions, his face full of curiosity.
"I feel that there are not many people this time. Last month, more than a thousand people and five ships came. There should not be many this time!"
The companion on the side analyzed it, and then sighed while looking at the rolling sea in the distance.
Ireland has always been a poor and remote place, just like the three thousand miles of exile in ancient China, it is a place that nobles and ministers can\'t avoid.
So, whenever there are immigrants from England, most of the time, His Excellency the Governor will come to greet them in person, and arrange the specific arrangements for these immigrants one by one.
For Dublin, every time an English immigrant comes, the power of the Governor\'s Palace will become stronger.
As the governor of Ireland, Thomas Mane is certainly no exception.
Especially since being appointed Governor of Ireland by His Majesty the King, he has never missed a single arrival of immigrants.
With the salty sea breeze blowing on his face, Thomas Mann stood motionless, looking at the undulating sea in the distance.
At this time, the scene two years ago appeared in his mind.
At that time, after being appointed as the Sheriff of Oxfordshire by His Majesty the King, he vigorously promoted the new farming law, and also helped Oxfordshire establish local governments, which made Oxfordshire complete the command of London and became famous in England.
When he rushed to London with excitement, the moment he saw His Majesty the King, besides some words of praise, he also got a new appointment.
"Thomas Mane, I am satisfied with your performance!" The young king nodded to him with a look of appreciation in his eyes.
Thomas is in a very good mood at the moment, and his performance over the past few years has been recognized. This sense of accomplishment is indescribable.
"In view of your excellent performance, I will grant you a greater responsibility, I hope you can continue to work hard!"
"Of course. Your Majesty, it is my honor to serve you!"
Thomas shivered and blurted out excited words.
As a result, he came to Ireland and became the Governor of Ireland.
"Your Excellency, why don\'t you go back and rest for a while, the sea breeze is very strong now, pay attention to your body!"
Just when he lost his mind, a young and handsome young man beside him asked softly, with a very concerned tone.
"No, Sir Perrot, my health is fine!"
Thomas Mann shook his head lightly, declined his proposal, then straightened his back and stared at the sea ahead.
John Perot, who was on the side, saw that His Excellency the Governor was so stubborn, so he could only shake his head helplessly, and continued to observe with him.
As the person in charge of the front colonial area, he came here to pick up such immigrants. After all, there are only so many immigrants. If you eat more, others will eat less.
(end of this chapter)