The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne IPA: [ˈkah n̪ˠə ˈbˠoːn̠ʲə]) took place in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II, and those... 52 KB (5,310 words) - 09:18, 25 April 2024 |
(1677), Battle of Saint-Denis (1678), Battle of the Boyne (1690), Battle of Steenkerque (1692) and the Battle of Landen. While most of these were defeats... 91 KB (10,588 words) - 15:34, 4 May 2024 |
Oldbridge (category Geography of County Meath) Ireland. The area is home to the Boyne Navigation, the Battle of the Boyne Interpretive Centre and the southern half of the Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge... 5 KB (544 words) - 16:58, 3 May 2024 |
The Battle of the Boyne is a 1778 historical painting by the Anglo-American artist Benjamin West. It portrays the Battle of the Boyne which took place... 8 KB (848 words) - 17:40, 16 April 2023 |
celebrates the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690),... 34 KB (4,161 words) - 16:14, 15 April 2024 |
John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of fourteen novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas and... 18 KB (1,857 words) - 10:35, 2 May 2024 |
that of England, both finding that James had "forfeited" the throne and offered it to William and Mary. After his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in July... 86 KB (9,608 words) - 05:32, 10 May 2024 |
Orange Order (redirect from The orange order) celebrating key dates in the Williamite War such as the Battle of Aughrim, Battle of the Boyne, Siege of Derry and the second Siege of Limerick. These followed... 166 KB (18,340 words) - 22:21, 7 May 2024 |
up Boyne in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Boyne is a variation of Bóinn or Boann, Irish goddess of the River Boyne. Boyne may also refer to: Boyne Castle... 2 KB (269 words) - 09:51, 24 January 2022 |
Orange walk (category Protestantism in the United Kingdom) marches observe the Battle of the Boyne. Marches in Northern Ireland on and around 1 July originally commemorated the participation of the 36th (Ulster)... 22 KB (2,514 words) - 22:15, 7 May 2024 |
Old Style and New Style dates (category Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia with Wikisource reference) from the Netherlands on 11 November (Gregorian calendar) 1688. The Battle of the Boyne in Ireland took place a few months later on 1 July 1690 (Julian... 31 KB (3,785 words) - 11:43, 20 April 2024 |
Medb (redirect from Medb of Connacht) Bóinde ("The Battle of the Boyne"), also known as Ferchuitred Medba ("Medb's man-share"). Her father, Eochaid Feidlech, the High King of Ireland, married... 21 KB (2,492 words) - 06:40, 3 May 2024 |
Minnesota's 5th congressional district (redirect from United States House of Representatives, Minnesota District 5) election fraud at every turn. The Republican convention on July 12 in Detroit Lakes was compared to the historic Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. One hundred... 36 KB (828 words) - 21:39, 24 April 2024 |
Williamite War in Ireland (redirect from The War of the Two Kings) expeditionary force, which defeated the main Jacobite army at the Boyne in July 1690. James returned to France after the battle, while the Jacobites were decisively... 48 KB (5,850 words) - 05:55, 14 April 2024 |
Murals in Northern Ireland (redirect from Murals of Northern Ireland) Orange and the Battle of the Boyne, the Battle of the Somme and the 36th Ulster Division are equally common. Murals can be described as a mirror of political... 15 KB (1,628 words) - 05:00, 10 April 2024 |
County Meath (redirect from Countess of Meath) site of the seminal Battle of the Boyne, which was fought near Oldbridge in 1690, ending in the defeat of James II and his flight to France. It is the only... 115 KB (13,274 words) - 04:01, 23 April 2024 |
36th (Ulster) Division (category Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War I) the Schwaben Redoubt. The first day of the Somme was the anniversary (in the Julian calendar) of the Battle of the Boyne, a fact remarked on by the leaders... 24 KB (2,884 words) - 09:04, 4 May 2024 |
Bonfire (category Types of fire) communities to celebrate the victory of Williamite forces at the Battle of the Boyne, which took place on 12 July 1690. This is often called the "Eleventh night"... 31 KB (3,939 words) - 15:42, 9 February 2024 |
Dungiven, and in Belfast. The violence arose out of the yearly Orange Order marches commemorating the Battle of the Boyne. During the clashes in Dungiven,... 29 KB (3,371 words) - 17:36, 22 April 2024 |
Bank holiday (redirect from List of bank holidays in the United Kingdom) in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the term... 10 KB (551 words) - 03:02, 7 May 2024 |