Causes of the Invasion

The immediate cause of the Anglo-Norman invasion was a request for assistance by Diarmait Mac Murchada (Dermot MacMurrough), the King of Leinster. After being exiled by a coalition of rival Irish kings around 1166, Diarmait sought help to reclaim his throne. He turned to Henry II of England, who all
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