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#History of the #BrithishIsles
#InvasionsOfIreland
(2/n)...Battle of #Clontarf."
After the famous Battle of #Hastings, the Duke of #Normandy, the #Viking descendant, #WilliamTheConqueror became the #English king.
"To help take back his kingdom, [Irish King] #MacMurchada invited the #Normans to Ireland in 1169. The move soon backfired when the #Normans [King #HenryII] took his domain for themselves.
The #Norman invasion was a watershed in the history of #Ireland, 👉marking the...
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@dailymedievaldeath I see the same royal arms & crown are then shown right way up for the accession of Stephen's successor #HenryII. Thanks for highlighting this use of inverted arms.
f117r of this #manuscript records the deaths of Gilbert de Clare & William Marshal - & with clasped hands, the remarriage of Isabel, the daughter of William & widow of Gilbert: https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=royal_ms_14_c_vii_f117r (description at https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_14_c_vii)
#MatthewParis #heraldry #marginalia #13thCentury #BritishLibrary