The Kingdom of Ireland was created when the Irish Parliament passed the Crown of Ireland Act, declaring Henry VIII of England to be king of Ireland instead of lord of Ireland. It remained in personal union with the crowns of England and, later, Great Britain, and English control was extended through plantations, notably the Plantation of Ulster, and after the Williamite War of the 1690s Catholics were subject to penal laws. The Parliament in Dublin was subordinate to London until it gained legislative independence in 1782. After the rebellion of 1798, the Acts of Union merged the kingdom with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which took effect at the start of 1801.
Before and after
- 1541Founding of Santiago
- 1 October 1541Birth of El Greco
- from 20 October 1541 to 1 November 1541Algiers expedition
- 1542New Laws
- from 1542 to 1801Kingdom of Ireland
- 14 February 1542Founding of Guadalajara
- 15 October 1542Birth of Akbar
- 8 December 1542Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots
- from 1543 to 1687Scientific Revolution
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The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 16th century.