There hadn't been a high King in Ireland for over a hundred years, not since the Normans had invaded Ireland. Enter Robert the Bruce..Robert and Edward Bruce's cousin Domhnall Ua Néill was the king of Tír Eoghain and area in the north of Ireland and he had been having quite a lot of issues with the Richard de Burgh who was the Earl of Ulster.
Richard just happened to be Robert the Bruces father in law. Richard's daughter Elizabeth was Robert's second wife.
Domhnall Ua Néill decided to ask Robert for help to fight the Anglo-Norman lords in an attempt to get their land back. Robert the Bruce and his brother Edward claimed a long and distinguished line of royal Irish ancestory. And so a plan was made for Robert's brother to invade Ireland In exchange for Doughnall and his allies to support Edward Bruce's bid to become High King. And in so doing Ireland, would be used as a second front for Scotland to defeat the English. Robert would be King of the Scots and Edward would be High King of Ireland. Edward de Brus landed in Ireland with 6000 men in May 26, 1315. They eventually came to Carrickfergus and Edward was able to take the town and the castle.
Three and a half years after Edward had originally landed in Ireland, his campaign came to a bloody end. On October 14, 1318 Edward died in battle along with many of of the most important men in The Bruce's' army.
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Evelyn Edwards is a successful actress and history presenter. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, Mimi, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master’s degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love of history, castles, and photography together.