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later recalled that some Irish Nationalists were offended at her favourable representation of the police before the play was presented, yet after the production a Unionist
paper criticized it for presenting the police as...
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June 1886-September 1886: During these months, Belfast was subjected...
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June 1886-September 1886
During these months, Belfast was subjected to several bloody disturbances by Ulster Unionists
.
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
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January 1910: A general election was fought in Britain...
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January 1910
A general election was fought in Britain on the issue of Lloyd George
's people's budget of the previous year: the combined Conservative
and [Ulster] Unionist Parties
came in only two votes behind the Liberals
22 June 1921: George V opened the Northern Ireland parliament...
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22 June 1921
George V
opened the Northern Ireland parliament with a conciliatory speech as the British government
initiated negotiations on the relations between Ireland proper and Ulster (the Six Counties in the North).
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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29 November 1999: The first multi-party, multi-denominational,...
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29 November 1999
The first multi-party, multi-denominational, or power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland (sometimes known as the Stormont government) was appointed in place of direct rule by Britain.
Good Friday Agreement, 10 April 1998. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/agreement.htm.
Cowan, Rosie. “Direct rule imposed on Northern Ireland”. Guardian Weekly, 17–23 Oct. 2002, p. 8.