The Battle of the Boyne 1690: King William's Victory

The History of Ireland: Rebellion, Empire, and Independence — Fexingo History · Jul 7, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In July 1690, two kings fought for the English throne on the banks of the River Boyne in eastern Ireland. James II, the deposed Catholic monarch, and William III, his Protestant Dutch son-in-law, led armies of English, French, Dutch, Danish, and Irish soldiers into a battle that would shape Irish history for centuries. This episode follows the campaign from the landing at Carrickfergus to the fateful crossing of the river at Oldbridge. We explore the military tactics, the role of the French general Lauzun, the bravery of the Irish Jacobite infantry, and the controversial death of the Duke of…