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Norman Invasion of Ireland

Type Event Region Europe Time 1169

In May 1169, at the invitation of the exiled Leinster king Diarmait mac Murrough, the first Norman-Anglo knights under Robert FitzStephen landed at B…

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  1. 1167–1169England · EnglandThe deposed king of Leinster, Diarmait mac Murrough, fled to England and Normandy and was granted permission to recruit knights to recover his lands; Henry II conditionally approved the expedition to Ireland on the precondition of overlordship.
  2. 1169Bannow Bay · County WexfordRobert FitzStephen landed at Bannow Bay with some six hundred Norman-Anglo warriors — the first military foothold established by Norman forces in Ireland, marking the formal beginning of the invasion.
  3. 1169Wexford · County WexfordWith Diarmait's assistance, the Norman allied forces besieged Wexford and captured the town after several days of fighting, opening the way for a subsequent advance inland into Leinster.

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