During the Tudor conquest of Ireland by the Protestant state of England in the course of the 16th century, the Elizabethan state failed to convert the Catholic natives to Protestantism and there was also a vigorous campaign of proselytizing by Counter Reformation Catholic clergy.
The Elizabethan state failed to convert the Catholic natives to Protestantism. This was during the Tudor conquest of Ireland by the Protestant state of England in the course of the 16th century. There was also a vigorous campaign of proselytizing by Counter Reformation Catholic clergy. This was during the Tudor conquest of Ireland by the Protestant state of England in the course of the 16th century.