The Penal Laws And Protestant Ascendancy

Continue your study of the Irish political context with an examination of the rise of William of Orange, who restored Pr... (more)

Continue your study of the Irish political context with an examination of the rise of William of Orange, who restored Protestantism to England and enacted severe penal codes that oppressed Irish Catholics and created the Protestant Ascendancy. See how writers such as Jonathan Swift championed the Irish poor by promoting political values through art. (less)