Question: When did the British first invade the country that a harp is associated with, as a lion is associated with the country that Queen Margaret and her son traveled to?

By the 12th century, Ireland was divided politically into a shifting hierarchy of petty kingdoms and over-kingdoms. Power was exercised by the heads of a few regional dynasties vying against each other for supremacy over the whole island. One of these men, King Diarmait Mac Murchada of Leinster was forcibly exiled by the new High King, Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair of the Western kingdom of Connacht. Fleeing to Aquitaine, Diarmait obtained permission from Henry II to recruit Norman knights to regain his kingdom. Several counties were restored to the control of Diarmait, who named his son - in - law, the Norman Richard de Clare, known as Strongbow, heir to his kingdom. This troubled King Henry, who feared the establishment of a rival Norman state in Ireland. Accordingly, he resolved to establish his authority. In 1177 Prince John Lackland was made Lord of Ireland by his father Henry II of England at the Council of Oxford. The first Norman knight landed in Ireland in 1167, followed by the main forces of Normans, Welsh and Flemings. <SEP> on the outbreak of the second world war in september 1939, the duke and duchess were brought back to britain by louis mountbatten on board hms kelly, and edward, although an honorary field marshal, was made a major - general attached to the british military mission in france. in february 1940, the german ambassador in the hague, count julius von zech - burkersroda, claimed that the duke had leaked the allied war plans for the defence of belgium, which the duke later denied. when germany invaded the north of france in may 1940, the windsors fled south, first to biarritz, then in june to spain. in july the pair moved to portugal, where they lived at first in the home of ricardo espírito santo, a portuguese banker with both british and german contacts. under the code name operation willi, nazi agents, principally walter schellenberg, plotted unsuccessfully to persuade the duke to leave portugal and return to spain, kidnapping him if necessary. lord caldecote wrote a warning to winston churchill: ``(the duke) is well - known to be pro-nazi and he may become a centre of intrigue. ''churchill threatened the duke with a court - martial if he did not return to british soil. <SEP> The supporters are the Lion and the Unicorn; the motto is "Dieu et mon droit" (French: "God and my Right"). Surrounding the shield is a representation of a Garter bearing the motto of the Chivalric order of the same name; "Honi soit qui mal y pense". (Old French: "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it"). In Scotland, the monarch uses an alternative form of the arms in which quarters I and IV represent Scotland, II England, and III Ireland. The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom are "Quarterly, I and IV Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or [for England]; II Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules [for Scotland]; III Azure a harp Or stringed Argent [for Ireland]". The mottoes are "In Defens" (an abbreviated form of the Scots "In My Defens God Me Defend") and the motto of the Order of the Thistle; "Nemo me impune lacessit". (Latin: "No-one provokes me with impunity"); the supporters are the unicorn and lion, who support both the escutcheon and lances, from which fly the flags of Scotland and England. <SEP> Queen Margaret and her son had fled to north Wales, parts of which were still in Lancastrian hands. Mary of Gueldres, Queen Consort to James II of Scotland, agreed to give Margaret an army on condition that she cede the town of Berwick to Scotland and Mary's daughter be betrothed to Prince Edward. They later travelled by sea to Scotland to negotiate for Scottish assistance. Margaret agreed, although she had no funds to pay her army and could only promise booty from the riches of southern England, as long as no looting took place north of the River Trent. <SEP> "the power of four" is a joint anthem composed for the british and irish lions rugby union team. it was written by neil myers in 2005. it was commissioned by the lions head coach, sir clive woodward for the 2005 british and irish lions tour to new zealand as the official song. it was intended to be a universal anthem for the british and irish lions to be sung before every game. however it was criticised as being uninspiring as members of the lions squad did not engage with it and it was also noted that the fans did not like it. it was dropped as the lions anthem after the 2005 tour and led to changes in the way music would be chosen in future lions tours.