This assumes England still takes control of Ireland if Henry VIII doesn't split from Rome.
But efforts toward Protestant colonization had been occurring for decades by then, so it definitely had a previous impact.It wasn't until the English Civil War that Protestants gained a large foothold in Ireland, even in Ulster. So its not until post 1649 that the religious conflict developed to its current form a POD of Henry VIII probably has too many butterflies to tell unless give more information.
Yes I agree, but without that or a similar event the nature of the conflict would be different.But efforts toward Protestant colonization had been occurring for decades by then, so it definitely had a previous impact.
Is it possible that the Irish just go Protestant in this case?I was under the impression that the reason why the Irish were so staunchly Catholic was precisely because the English were Protestant.
Prior to that,most English in Ireland just went native.If the English tried to Anglicize the population and take land from the Irish,things will be bad just like OTL.Possible, but as has been said the English-Irish conflict only really increased after England broke from Rome.
Possible, but as has been said the English-Irish conflict only really increased after England broke from Rome.