A Long and Illustrious History
When did the English first go to Ireland?
ADuring the Civil War
BDuring the Middle Ages ✓
CDuring the Roman invasion
DDuring the Tudor period
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is During the Middle Ages.
The English first went to Ireland during the Middle Ages, initially as troops to help an Irish king. They remained to build their own settlements and by 1200 controlled an area around Dublin known as the Pale.
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