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The Ulster Plantation: How James I Remade the North
In the early 1600s, after the Flight of the Earls left Ulster leaderless, England's King James I saw an opportunity to remake the province. This episode follows the ambitious scheme known as the Plantation of Ulster — a plan to strip Gaelic chieftains of their lands and replace them with loyal Protestant settlers from Scotland and England. We explore the legalities of 'escheated' land, the role of London's livery companies, and the real-world consequences for the native Irish who were shoved onto marginal plots. The plantation didn't just change who owned the land; it…
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