Sep 20, 2010 - The Battle Of The Boyne

@@@@@@@ Background Enter William of Orange. In 1688 the Catholic King Of England James II was deposed and replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. Of course, James wanted his throne back and looked to the Irish Catholics for support. They were poorly trained and vastly outnumbered but it was some poor decisions during the battle near the River Boyne that decided the future history of Ireland so dramatically. William of Orange was originally from the Netherlands, but his troops were comprised of the...