The Irish rebellion of 1641 and the Ulster massacre
The Irish rebellion of 1641 and the Ulster massacre The Irish rebellion of 1641 was an uprising by Irish Catholics, who wanted an end to anti-Catholic discrimination, achieve greater Irish self-governance, and to partially or fully reverse the plantations of Ireland. They also wanted to prevent a possible invasion or takeover by anti-Catholic English and Scottish parliamentarians. It began as an attempted coup by Catholic gentry and military officers, who tried to seize control of the English administration in Ireland. However, it developed into a widespread rebellion and ethic conflict with English and Scottish settlers, leading to Scottish military intervention. The ethnic tension resulted in ever increasing violence on both sides, peaking during the Ulster massacre and it's subsequent reprisals. The number of Protestant settlers killed in the early months of the uprising is debated. Early English pamphlets claimed that over 200,000 Protestants had lost their lives. ...