Henry II of England authorizes Dermot MacMorrough to levy forces Size:XS: 30 x 30cm and sometimes referred to as

and sometimes referred to as 'Tradescant's Ark'

discovering in the process that the route could never be navigable for large vessels

Scene of the presentation ceremony at the opening of Holborn Viaduct by Queen Victoria

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Henry II of England authorizes Dermot MacMorrough to levy forces Size:XS: 30 x 30cm and sometimes referred to asHenry II of England authorizes Dermod MacMorrough to levy forces, 1170 (1864). Henry II (1133 1189), the first Plantagenet king of England, ruled from 1154. Here he is authorising Dermot MacMorrough, banished king of Leinster, to levy forces from among the English to try to regain his crown. In return, Dermot pledged his allegiance to Henry. The resultant invasion brought part of Ireland under English control for the first time.