29 July 1346: Clement VI confirms Richard FitzRalph's appointment to the Archbishopric of #Armagh. An anti-mendicant, some 16th century #English #Protestants were convinced he'd translated the #Bible into #Irish
5 June 1686: Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell, returns to #Ireland #otd having been given command of the army by James II. Over time, he proceeds to purge the armed forces of #Protestants (NPG)
>> #FalseEquivalency. "ICC prosecutor compares Hamas to the IRA"
There's #FalseEquivalence, but even #SimonHarris, #Irish PM, compared #Hamas to #IRA.
Most significant difference between them is that one is #eliminationist while the other was not.
#TheTroubles were a conflict between #Catholics and #Protestants on whether to separate from #UK or remain.
That's not what Hamas is trying to do. Its charter calls NOT for a separate state from #Israel but Israel's destruction
26 May 604: d. St. Augustine of #Canterbury, head of a Roman mission to #England #otd (BM)
His mission became an important point in controversy between #Catholics and #Protestants after Henry VIII's break with #Rome
(Folger from T. Stapleton's translation of #Bede who d. #otd)
>> How well did that go in Northern Ireland?
#FalseEquivalence. Completely different backgrounds and histories. #Catholics and #Protestants in #Ireland were not #eliminationist. #Hamas charter calls for the elimination of #Jews and destruction of #Israel.
8 Apr 1523: Bl Richard Fetherston presented to the archdeaconry of Brecon #otd
Schoolmaster to Princess Mary (I) 1525-33, he opposed the King's Supremacy in 1531, attainted & then executed on 30 July 1540 with two other Catholics and three #Protestants - Henry being even-handed
16 Mar 1689: In a speech to #parliament at #Westminster #otd William III proposes opening public office to all #Protestants willing to service - not just members of the Church of #England
(Rijksmuseum - a glass to toast King Billy)
27 Feb 1636: The new #Irish Court of ecclesiastical High Commission begins sitting #otd
But unlike its predecessors it pursues #Protestants rather than #Catholics
(SidneySussexCollege - John Bramhall)
@Nochem @lukevanin @TruthSandwich @serge
I see #Russia’s fingerprints everywhere from #SouthAfrica to #NorthernIreland to #Ukraine
Maybe #Protestants losing ground in Northern Ireland have nothing to do with them being victims in Ukraine, but the chances are non-zero.
See the linked article for challenges to Protestants in Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine https://journa.host/@timkmak/111896319443145980