The Legacy of the de Lacy, Lacey, Lacy Family, 1066-1994Walter de Lasci is one of the earliest known progenitors of the De Lacy family. He accompanied William the Conquerer to England. One of his descendants, Gilbert de Lacy, helped with the Norman invasion of Ireland. The De Lacy family was a powerful family in Anglo-Irish politics. One of the numerous De Lacy descendants, James Lacy (b. 1828) immigrated to America in 1847. His descendants live in the United States. There are descendants of the original De Lasci who live throughout the world. |
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King Richard I Richard The Lion Hearted 11891199 | 44 |
The Irish House of Lacy | 50 |
The Tudor Conquest of England | 85 |
The Stuart Kings of England Charles I 16251649 | 100 |
Ireland and America 1700 1850 | 156 |
The Unites States of America | 171 |
Return to Your Own Country | 188 |
Ernie Laceys Front Porch University | 199 |
World War II | 209 |
The Last Hurrah | 215 |
Detroit Mayor Jerry Cavanagh | 223 |
The Creation of Recreation | 229 |
The Wild Geese | 111 |
The Wars of the Spanish and Austrian Successions | 125 |
The Spanish House of Lacy | 139 |
A Colossus Falls | 150 |
Northwood University | 238 |
North America and the de Lacys Lacys Laceys | 247 |
Bibliography | 273 |
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