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The Troubles

The Troubles. The Roots of Violence in Northern Ireland. Major events and figures (Early). Vikings Normans Henry VIII Elizabeth I Oliver Cromwell William of Orange Plantations Catholic Penal Laws 1590s O’Neill Uprising. Major Events (1700-1900). 1798 Rebellion 1800 Act of Union

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The Troubles

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  1. The Troubles • The Roots of Violence in Northern Ireland

  2. Major events and figures (Early) • Vikings • Normans • Henry VIII • Elizabeth I • Oliver Cromwell • William of Orange • Plantations • Catholic Penal Laws • 1590s O’Neill Uprising

  3. Major Events (1700-1900) • 1798 Rebellion • 1800 Act of Union • 1845-1849 Potato Blights and The Great Famine • National Schools • Ordinance Survey

  4. Major events (Early 1900s) • 1916 Easter Rising • 1919-1921 War for Independence, Anglo Irish Treaty • 1922 Irish Free State established • 1922-1923 Civil War (Free State vs. IRA)

  5. Major Events (late 1900s) • 1968 First Civil Rights March • 1971 First British Soldier killed by IRA, NI will hold suspected Republicans without trial • 1972 Bloody Sunday • 1998 Good Friday Agreement

  6. Map of Ireland http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/agpc/doc/Counprof/Ireland/images/ireland-map.gif

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