To begin with, in 1170, Henry II ruled England. He attempted to attach Ireland to his kingdom. However, he only established control in a small area near Dublin known as the Pale. In that particular area, English citizens started moving in and adapting the English language, religion, practices, beliefs, and etc. Attempts were made to conquer the rest of Ireland, but major English expansion did not take place until the seventeenth century.

In 1609, Queen Elizabeth's army had established the English rule over most of the island of Ireland, with the exception of the Northern Province: Ulster. The Ulster clans (Lead by Hugh O'Neil) had a very affective alliance against the English army. Unfortunately, after a long and damaging campaign, it was eventually brought under English control in 1703. By then, all the Irish leaders had left Ireland for Europe, and less than 5% of Ulster was controlled by Catholics Irish.

estlessness in Northern Ireland really started. In this year, the minority demanded better job opportunities, accommodation, and rights for voting. In reaction to this, the British government introduced a new law which prohibited religious discrimination and cancelled the law of 1922. In reaction to that, in the 1970's, the IRA (Irish Republic Army) began their terrorist reactions.

In the 1970's there were a couple of steps taken to try to resolve this conflict. For instance, a power-sharing system between the two religions, and to enable representatives from Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, both of these solutions were opposed for various reasons. Last year, Republicans, Unionists and the British and Irish governments sat down together to find a solution to the problem. The agreement was called "The Good Friday Agreement". Under this agreement, everybody gained something. The British government was happy because the Irish government would give up its claim to Northern Ireland.

There are two main camps, the Unionists and the Republicans. The Unionists are Protestant Christians, and the Republicans are Catholic Christians. Northern Ireland was created by the English as an attempt to stop the fighting. The idea was that as the Protestants had a majority in the North and the Catholics had a majority in the south, Ireland could be divided into two provinces. So, the new territory of Northern Ireland was officially Protestant and was part of the United Kingdom, and Southern Ireland was officially Catholic and was a separate country. Unfortunately, this system didn't work because there were parts of Northern Ireland that were Catholic and did not get along with the Prote

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