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Irish people demonstrate in Downing Street in London in 1921. The partition of Ireland between the six north-eastern counties and the rest of Ireland took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920
20th Century

A brief history of the partition of Ireland

Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, better known to history as the Ladies of Llangollen
Georgian

Q&A Who were the Ladies of Llangollen?

An illustration of Colonel Blood
Stuart

What happened to Colonel Thomas Blood?

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The history of St Patrick’s Day traditions – and the importance of the colour green

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Bloody Sunday: 50 years on

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A murder mystery in 19th-century Dublin

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Early medieval

Medieval miracle worker: how St Columba transformed Christianity in Britain

A group of worshippers praying in a chapel in Ireland, during the Irish famine, c1848.  (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victorian

Q&A Why do some people call the Irish famine ‘the Great Hunger’?

Unionist leader Edward Carson (centre) and colleagues visit Derry/Londonderry, September 1912 – the month when nearly half a million people signed a “Solemn League and Covenant” to resist home rule
20th Century

Resolving the ‘Irish Question’: 5 key moments on the path to partition

Christine Kinealy answers listener questions on the devastating famine that struck Ireland in the mid-19th century. (Image by Getty Images)
Victorian

The Irish famine: everything you wanted to know 

A man goes into a village at night on the eve of Samhain
Medieval

What is the history behind the Celtic festival of Samhain and what does it have to do with Halloween?

An illustration of Henry VII, surrounded by Tudor roses. In the background there are shadows of those who challenged for his throne.
Tudor

Henry VII: the greatest pretender

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