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1541
Henry 8th
Henry 8th, and his daughter Elisabeth 1st wanted to colonise Ireland, because Ulster was a great city for farming, so by colonise Ireland it will become a part of England and Scotland (The Protestant settlers) -
The Battle of Boyne
A decisive battle for the throne of England as the deposed King James 2nd of England took his Catholic army to Ireland, to fight the Catholic army William of Orange with his army of protestants. William won and ever since protestants have been marching the streets of Ireland with Orange flags. -
The United Kingdom
The 3 Kingdoms of Ireland, Scotland, England & Wales, came together to form the United Kingdom -
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World War 1
The 1st WW, broke out and many Irish soldiers participated on the British side, but at the same time there was increasing unrest culminating in the Easter Rebellion. -
The Easter Rebellion
The rebellion was crushed, and some of the most important leaders executed. -
Irish Free State
23 Southern counties and 3 3 counties in Ulters, was found to Ireland. 6 other Counties in Ulster was founded as Nothern-Ireland.
The Protestants in North wanted a self-goverment, away from the Catholic south. -
Independent republic
The Irish Free State became an independent republic -
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Derry Girls
The series is about 5 young people living in Derry during the Troubles. We follow the
