The English colonization of Ireland served as a testing ground for the techniques later used by the British Empire to colonize other parts of the world and perpetuate white supremacy through the spread of Christianity.
An Irish king in the 1100s invites the Normans over to assist with a kidnapping gone wrong. The Normans receive an invitation from Pope Adrian to invade, leading to a turbulent history between Ireland and England.
After the Normans made a deal with Pope Adrian IV, the English king was given a papal bull to legitimize their invasion of Ireland. This paved the way for the British Empire's colonization tactics in other parts of the world.
The podcast discusses how Catholicism was introduced to Ireland through colonization and the attempts by the Vatican to exert its authority over powerful Irish abbots.