There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.
— Robert G. Ingersoll
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In 1169, Norman mercenaries landed at Bannow Bay, marking the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland.
In 1486, Christopher Columbus presented his plans for discovering a western route to the Indies to Queen Isabella I.
In 1707, the Act of Union, joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, took effect.
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