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Historical map of Ireland showing regions under English control and colonization during the 16th and 17th centuries. The map uses color codes to distinguish the original English Pale, its later expansion, and areas of English plantations established under Mary I, Elizabeth I, and James I, as well as unplanted areas, exceptional native settlements, and regions settled by Scots immigrants. Major towns and new plantation towns are marked.
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Historical map of Ireland showing regions under English control and colonization during the 16th and 17th centuries. The map uses color codes to distinguish the original English Pale, its later expansion, and areas of English plantations established under Mary I, Elizabeth I, and James I, as well as unplanted areas, exceptional native settlements, and regions settled by Scots immigrants. Major towns and new plantation towns are marked.
The English plantation of Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries
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