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1541
Henry 8.
Henry the 8. was proclaimed king of Ireland in 1541. He and his daugther Elisabeth I wanted to colonise Ireland -
battle of the boyne
battle of the boyne is a battle for the throne of England. the battle was fought in ireland between king james 2.(Catholic army) and his son in law william of orange(Protestant army)
william orange won and ever since the protestants in the Nothern Ireland has been celebrating by marching parading orange flag. -
Ireland Joined the Union
the kingdom of ireland joined the union consisting of scotland, england and wales, named the union the uynited kingdom, UK. -
world war 1
when world war 1 broke out many Irish soldiers participated on the british side. -
Easter Rebellion
The Irish soldiers participated on hte British side, but at the same time there was increasing unrest culminating in the Easter rebellion in 1916 -
Goverment of Ireland Act
The government were divided into two separate political entities, but at the same time with the power of self government. The government were accepted by both the Protestants and the Catholics who still demanded total indenpence for a unified Ireland. -
Irish Free State indenpendency
In 1949 the Irish free state became an indenpendent republic.
England didn't have ny power over the Ireland -
The Irish free state
23 southern counties and 3 counties in Ulster. The other 6 counties of the Ulster became Nothern Ireland, witch remained part of the United kingdom.