IRA

By simonsterba
  • Period: 1100 to 1200

    English Invasion of Ireland

    English monarchs begin exerting influence over Ireland.
  • Period: 1500 to

    English Dominance under Henry VIII & Elizabeth I

    Forcible imposition of English laws, culture, and Anglican faith in Ireland.

  • Plantation of Ulster

    Protestant settlers from England and Scotland resettled in Northern Ireland.
  • Period: to

    The Great Famine

    Mass starvation due to potato blight, worsened by British policies, led to mass emigration.
  • Easter Rising

    Easter Rising

    Irish nationalists attempt to establish independence but are defeated.
  • Period: to

    Irish War of Independence

    Guerrilla war against British rule, leading to partial independence.

  • Anglo-Irish Treaty & Partition of Ireland

    Ireland gains autonomy but remains divided, with Northern Ireland staying in the UK.
  • Period: to

    The Troubles

    Violent conflict between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists.

  • Good Friday Agreement

    Peace agreement establishing power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.