Historical place archive

Ulster in History

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

28 records18 event labels13 people1864โ€“1993

Historical events in Ulster

1864

1 September 1864
Birth of Roger Casement
Roger Casement ยท Liberal Party

Birth of Roger Casement

1914

1914
Curragh Incident
Henry Hughes Wilson ยท Military

During the Curragh Incident encourages senior officers to resign rather than enforce Home Rule in Ulster

1919

1919
Constitution of Great Britain
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill ยท Coalition Government

Supports the Protestants by vetoing proposal by the Ulster Government to introduce PR

1920

1920
Home Rule
Edward Carson ยท Unionist Party

When the Government of Ireland Act 1920 is introduced, advises his party to work for the exemption of six Ulster counties from Home Rule as the best compromise (a compromise he had previously rejected)

1920
Legislation
Edward Carson ยท Unionist Party

When the Government of Ireland Act 1920 is introduced, advises his party to work for the exemption of six Ulster counties from Home Rule as the best compromise (a compromise he had previously rejected)

1920
Rule of Ireland
Edward Carson ยท Unionist Party

When the Government of Ireland Act 1920 is introduced, advises his party to work for the exemption of six Ulster counties from Home Rule as the best compromise (a compromise he had previously rejected)

1921

5 June 1921
Constitution of Great Britain
David Lloyd George ยท Coalition Government

Northern Irelands 1st Parliament sits

1951

1951
Church of Ulster
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley ยท Ulster Unionist Party

Founds the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster

1966

20 July 1966
Arrest of Ian Richard Kyle Paisley
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley ยท Ulster Unionist Party

Imprisoned for a breach of the peace at a Church assembly

1969

1969
Declaration of Downing Street
Harold Wilson ยท Labour Party Government

Northern Ireland will not leave the UK without the consent of its Parliament

1969
Rule of Ulster
Harold Wilson ยท Labour Party Government

Northern Ireland will not leave the UK without the consent of its Parliament

1972

1972
Constitution of Great Britain
Edward Richard George Heath ยท Conservative Party Government

Dissolves the Northern Ireland Parliament & Government

1972
Dissolution of Parliament
Edward Richard George Heath ยท Conservative Party Government

Dissolves the Northern Ireland Parliament & Government

24 March 1972
Rule of Ulster
Whitelaw ยท Conservative Party Government

Direct Rule takes effect over Northern Ireland

1973

11 November 1973
Constitution of Great Britain
Edward Richard George Heath ยท Conservative Party Government

A power sharing executive is set up by Unionist, SDLP & Alliance Parties

1974

1974
Constitution of Great Britain
Edward Richard George Heath ยท Conservative Party Government

The Assembly & power sharing executive is established

1974
General Strike
Edward Richard George Heath ยท Conservative Party Government

Protestants stage a general strike & the Assembly collapses

1974
Strike
Edward Richard George Heath ยท Conservative Party Government

Protestants stage a general strike & the Assembly collapses

1974
UUP
John Enoch Powell ยท UU Party

Appointed Member of Ulster Unionist Party

4 April 1974
Rule of Northern Ireland
Merlyn Rees ยท Labour Party Government

Announces in Parliament will continue policies of the previous Government

22 May 1974
Strike
Merlyn Rees ยท Labour Party Government

Says in Parliament road blocks cause supplies not to get to some Catholic areas

17 July 1974
Constitution of Great Britain
Merlyn Rees ยท Labour Party Government

The Northern Ireland Bill gets Royal assent providing direct rule from Westminster

17 July 1974
Legislation
Merlyn Rees ยท Labour Party Government

The Northern Ireland Bill gets Royal consent & for direct rule from Westminster

17 July 1974
Rule of Northern Ireland
Merlyn Rees ยท Labour Party Government

The Northern Ireland Bill gets Royal consent & for Direct Rule from Westminster

1979

24 December 1979
Security-Ulster
Margaret Hilda Thatcher ยท Conservative Party Government

Visits the security services in Ulster

1985

15 November 1985
Anglo-Irish Agreement
Margaret Hilda Thatcher ยท Conservative Party Government

Catholics, Protestants & the Republic have a say in Ulster

1993

15 December 1993
Declaration of Downing Street
John Roy Major ยท Conservative Party Government

Major & Reynolds agree an arrangement within which a united Ireland might be created

15 December 1993
Unification
John Roy Major ยท Conservative Party Government

Major & Reynolds agree an arrangement within which a united Ireland might be created

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain 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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