Historical place archive

Ulster in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Ulster in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records8 event labels6 people1573–1690

Historical events in Ulster

1573

1573
Execution of Essex
Walter Devereux · Military

Executes Brian MacPhelim. Attempts to suppress rebellion led by Sorley boy MacDonnell

1575

1575
Reballion of Rebels in Ulster
Walter Devereux · House of Devereux

Defeats Turlouh Luineach & massacres hundreds of followers of Sorley boy

1575
Reballion of Rebels in Ulster
Walter Devereux · Military

Defeats Turlouh Luineach & massacres hundreds of followers of Sorley boy

1611

1611
Occupation
James I · House of Stewart

Begins moving English & Scottish Protestants into Ulster

1638

1638
Black Oath
Thomas Wentworth · Government of England

Wentworth's government required many Ulster Scots to swear loyalty and renounce the Scottish Covenant.

1638
Ulster Covenant Restrictions
Thomas Wentworth · Government of England

Wentworth acted to prevent Scottish Presbyterian settlers from supporting the National Covenant.

1639

21 May 1639
Black Oath
Charles I · Government of England

The "black oath" requires all Scots in Ulster to take an oath to the King

21 May 1639
Rule of Ulster
Charles I · Government of England

The "black oath" requires all Scots in Ulster to take an oath to the King

1647

1647
Major General for Ulster
George Monck · Irish Confederate Wars

Takes senior command in Ulster as Parliament reorganises its Irish military position.

1690

June 1690
March from Ulster
William III of Orange · English Succession War

William III of Orange marches south from Ulster at the head of his army toward the main Jacobite position defending the approaches to Dublin.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Ulster. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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