It is common knowledge that like poles of a magnetic field or magnets attracts each other and there is nothing you can do to stop it from happening. Similar to this concept, we can understand that the influential will always be able to give a magnetic pull towards other simpler things, thereby influencing them. The United Kingdom, being the place of birth for the English language, character and stature, was always envied by all and to this very day, people have an affectionate and strong liking towards the ideals of the English soil.

However, in the past centuries, there was a feud between the greater United Kingdom and the simple and peaceful Ireland. Irish people had ideals which were very simple and the people of the United Kingdom found it amusing and less worthy of their status. The conflicts that occurred between the two most prestigious regions of the world had not been very severe till the fifteenth century and most of the incidents before that time had been between a few groups of both sides alone.

Conflicts beyond all normal limits were seen during those times and the fifteenth century was the start of a tremendous agitation, when Henry the eighth planned to bring Ireland under the leadership of the English government. The idea was to stop the Irish from opposing the English rules and dictatorship and to prevent the Island from becoming a base for future rebellions or foreign invasions of England. The dawn of 1541 made Henry declare himself as King of Ireland and the entire stretch of Irish lands were conquered by the British forces.

The fire of the feud between Ireland and England was fueled by this action and many rose against this preposterous activity by the English people. Later on, the immigrants in England were subjected to various forms of insult and most commonly referred incident is the order by the government which prompted English people to place plaques outside English bars and pubs which read, “No Dogs, No Irish”. But they had the nerve of copying and plundering the valuable resources from Ireland during their period of reign there.

Policies framed by the crown government of England made it possible to reap the benefits from the Irish lands without any consent from their Irish land owners. Migration of Englishmen to Ireland was made legal and this made the lives of the Irish more miserable than ever. Due to heavy agitation, the period 1791 and 1800 saw the inception of the society of the united Irishmen and the Act of Union with the United Kingdom.

During those periods in Ireland, the English were responsible for several finest English architectural examples across the Irish lands, admired by even the Irish in spite of their hatred for Englishmen. The English are now sharing with the Irish, their own privileges in England and thereby influence the Irish even to this very day.

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