This lesson contains 31 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.
Lesson duration is: 45 min
Items in this lesson
What do you remember from yesterday?
Slide 1 - Mind map
Henry VIII was a remarkable man. What is he known for?
A
He beheaded a few of his wives
B
He started the Anglican church
C
He broke with the Pope in Rome
D
All of the above
Slide 2 - Quiz
What is the name of the famous battle in 1690, won by William of Orange?
A
Battle of Blackwater Bay
B
Battle of the Boyne
C
Battle of the Bastards
D
Battle of Hardhome
Slide 3 - Quiz
British occupation
Crazy Medieval British Kings
Plantation of Ulster (early 1600's)
William of Orange (1690)
The Irish Potato Famine (1840's)
Slide 4 - Slide
British occupation
The Irish fight back!
Slide 5 - Slide
Easter Rising - 1916
Irish wanted 'Home Rule': a parliament in Dublin, not London.
British finally said 'OK' in 1914
But then, WW1 broke out and Home Rule was postponed
"Ireland unfree shall never be at peace!" (Patrick Pearse)
So: members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) proclaimed the Republic
Slide 6 - Slide
The Irish proclaimed the Irish Republic and on Easter Monday they occupied several buildings in Dublin.
1
Eventually, the rebels had to give up. They were running out of ammunition and the British kept sending in more soldiers and artillery.
3
Heavy (guerilla) fighting ensued for several days, all over the city centre.
2
Result: in 1918, the republican party Sinn Fein won a landslide victory in the Irish elections. The road to a free country became clearer and clearer....
5
The ringleaders of the rebellion were arrested and executed. This turned them into martyrs - and made the Irish people warm up even more towards the idea of a free country....
4
Slide 7 - Slide
What happened to the leaders of the Easter Rising?
A
There were sent to Australia
B
They were executed
C
They were pardoned
D
They had to do a 'taakstraf'
Slide 8 - Quiz
What was the result of the executions (as in, public opinion)?
Slide 9 - Open question
Irish War for Independence
Guerilla war, 1919 - 1921
December 1918 election: the republican party Sinn Féin won a landslide victory in Ireland.
On 21 January 1919 they formed a breakaway government (Dáil Éireann) and declared independence from Britain.
Start of the IRA
Slide 10 - Slide
key players: Eamon DeValera & Michael Collins
Slide 11 - Slide
Bloody Sunday
21 November 1920
15 people killed by IRA, mostly British secret service agents
Next day: revenge from the British
Croke Park massacre
Civilians: 14 killed, 70 wounded
Slide 12 - Slide
Eventually, the British
ask for a truce.
Slide 13 - Slide
Anglo-Irish Treaty
Signed in London: 1921
Irish Free State (as part pf the British Empire)
Partition of Northern Ireland
Dáil Éireann ratified the Treaty: 64 to 57.
Slide 14 - Slide
With this Treaty, was Ireland 'free'?
A
Yes, they became the Republic they wanted to be
B
No, they still had to swear allegiance to the Crown.
Slide 15 - Quiz
Irish Civil War
1922-1923
pro-treaty vs anti-treaty
Collins vs DeValera (who resigned as president)
former IRA 'brothers' now fighting each other
Collins eventually killed in West-Cork
Pro-Treaty wins --> much later --> Republic of Ireland (1948)
Slide 16 - Slide
The Troubles
Northern Ireland, 1970's
Slide 17 - Slide
Catholics
(45% of population)
Republicans
Nationalists
Want to unite with Ireland
IRA (Irish Republican Army)
Protestants
(48% of population)
Unionists
Loyalists
Want to be part of UK
UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force)
Slide 18 - Slide
Slide 19 - Slide
Unionists and Loyalists are often also
A
Protestant
B
Catholic
Slide 20 - Quiz
Republicans and Nationalists are often also
A
Protestant
B
Catholic
Slide 21 - Quiz
The Troubles
Battle of the Bogside- 1969
The escalation of the Civil Rights Movement - and by some believed to be the start of the Troubles - was the Battle of the Bogside, Derry, 1969.
Protestant marchers marched through the mainly Catholic/ Nationalist city of Derry. Massive violence breaks out, and this is by some seen as the start of The Troubles.
Bloody Sunday - 1972
Bloody Sunday was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians during a peaceful protest march against 'internment': throwing people in prison without reason/ trial. Fourteen people died. The Irish band U2 famously wrote a song about this day.
Good Friday Agreement - 1998
This could be seen as 'the end of The Troubles'. The Irish, Northern Irish and British governments signed an agreement for peace.
All in all, 3,500 people were killed in the conflict. 52% were civilians, 32% were members of the British security forces, and 16% were members of paramilitary groups.
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Slide 22 - Slide
The events called 'Battle of the Bogside' and 'Bloody Sunday' took place in which city?