{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#614 | The Conquest of Ireland: How England Never Left (English Listening Practice)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d931055d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1892,"description":"How did a small band of Norman soldiers in 1170 begin 800 years of English control over Ireland? It started as a deal between rival Irish kings. It ended in plantation, dispossession, and a divided island. This is the story of how a short-term alliance became a centuries-long occupation, and why it still shapes politics in Ireland today. Anglo-Normans enter Ireland: Diarmait seeks Strongbow’s help.Henry II claims authority; Dublin-centred foothold established.The Pale forms; Normans adopt Irish ways, Old English.Henry VIII breaks with Rome; declares himself King of Ireland.Surrender and regrant changes land and inheritance rules.Elizabeth I’s conquest; Nine Years’ War threatens English control.Battle of Kinsale defeat; O’Neill’s submission follows.Flight of the Earls ends Gaelic political power.Plantation of Ulster seeds division leading to later partition.Cromwell’s massacres; “To Hell or to Connacht” resettlement. Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/conquest-of-ireland","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}