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The Ulster Plantation: How James I Colonised the North of Ireland
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into one of the most consequential episodes in Irish history: the Plantation of Ulster under King James I. They explore how, after the Flight of the Earls in 1607, the English crown seized the lands of the Gaelic lords in the northern province and parcelled them out to Scottish and English settlers. The conversation follows the key figures involved—from Lord Deputy Arthur Chichester to the London livery companies who funded the plantation—and examines the mechanics of colonisation: the creation of new towns like Derry (renamed Londonderry), the…
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