In 1981, Irish republican volunteers in a British jail on Irish soil undertook a fast to the death to retain their status as political prisoners. The British government, led by Margaret Thatcher, demanded they be classified as criminals. Ten men died on the doorstep of the British government in one of the most turbulent periods in the tragic history of Anglo-Irish relations. INLA Prisoners Go on ...

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The Battle of the Boyne ...

The battle of the Boyne was fought in Ireland in 1690 between two kings, James II and William of Orange, both of whome laid claim to the British throne.

The Battle of the Boyne 1690 The Williamite army pitched camp at Tullyallen, on the high ground north of the river, on 30th June. In the evening, at a council of war, Schomberg, supported by some of the other generals, advocated an attack across the river at Oldbridge as a diversion, while the main army was concentrated upstream against the Jacobite left flank. Other generals, noteably Count ...

THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE Prelude to the Battle Of The Boyne Click above for a Video Clip Overview of the Battle of the Boyne! From the point of view of Europe and Louis XIV the war in Ireland was part of that between Louis and his enemies in the league of Augsburg. The alliance including: Catholic Emperor Leopold and Pope Alexander VIII- who objected to the French domination in Europe and the ...