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Parnell wanted Ireland to be independent but under UK control. He failed to pass this law. -
Gladstone introduce the Home Rule Bill for the first time in 1886 in front of the House of Commons. The House of Lords rejected the bill. -
Rejected again by the House of Lords. -
Asquith from the Liberal Party is elected. -
The government formed by the aliance of the Liberals and the Irish Parliament Party, introduced it a third time. But the House of Lords can't refuse 3 times. Thus the bill is adopted. In 1914, the province of Ulster is divided between the Unionists (in favor of UK) and the Nationalists (in favor of the independence). -
Home Rule has been suspended. -
It took place in Dublin city centre. The Easter Rising opposed the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Citizens Army (in favor of independence) against the Royal Army and constabulary (in favor of the Union). The goals were to establish an independent Republic in Ireland and put an end to British Rule. -
The rebellion ended in the surrender of nationalist leaders under the pressure put by the British Army. Tom Clarke, Patrick Pearse, Tom Connolly and Roger Casement were the key figures involved in the process of Irish freedom. -
The Sinn Fein Party is elected. This party promoted the independence of Ireland. -
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This Declaration planned to give Ireland its freedom from UK. -
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This treaty had allowed a cease fire in Ireland. It created 2 new political entities: the Irish Free State (26 counties) and Northern Ireland (6 counties). But the Irish Free State had to pledge allegiance to the Crown. -
Because of the treaty's conditions (pledge allegiance to the Crown), the Nationalists divided between those who accepted the treaty and those who rejected it. The treaty opponents started to take action against the new independent government. -
Defeat of the anti-treaty forces. But there are still many tensions, especially between religions. -
The conflict began in Northern Ireland as a civil rights movement against the segregation suffered by the Catholic minority. The opposition between republicans and nationalists (mainly Catholics) on the one hand, and loyalists and unionists (mainly Protestants) on the other, over the future of Northern Ireland, led to a rise in violence that lasted for thirty years. The IRA (republican) was opposed to the Ulster Volunteer Force (loyalist). -
On 30 January 1972, in Derry/London Derry in Northern Ireland, 28 peaceful civil rights demonstrators were targeted by the British Army. The attack left 14 people dead. -
The Good Friday Agreement was signed on 10 April 1998. The British government agreed that Ireland's problems would be resolved by mutual consent between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. A government of nationalists and unionists was formed in Northern Ireland. -
A referendum was held in 2016. In Northern Ireland, 55% of people want to remain in the EU. But 52% of people in the UK as a whole want to leave the EU. Northern Ireland does not want a hard border with Ireland to avoid further conflict. The Brexit takes place in 2020.