Nearer to home, campaigns in Ireland brought the country under strict English control.

Rensselaerswyck passed into English control in 1664.

But a period of Scots domination would precede the establishment of full English control.

The islands passed back and forth between Spanish and English control.

Like most of Poitou, it became subject to English control in 1360.

Maintenance of English civilisation is upheld by keeping exclusive English control.

Ulster was colonised to prevent further rebellion, as it had been the region most resistant to English control during the preceding century.

The 17th century saw the tightening of English control over Ireland and the suppression of the traditional aristocracy.

English control of the territory remained nominal.

However, English control over Ireland was unconsolidated and much of the island continued to follow the Gaelic order.