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Angered that the ruling Irish party, the Fitzgerald dynasty of Kildare, had crowned a pretender to the Irish throne and went in open rebellion against the crown, Henry VIII decided to conquer Ireland in 1536 and bring it under his control. Starting in 1541, he upgraded Ireland to a Kingdom and proclaimed himself King of Ireland at a meeting of the Irish Parliament.

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