A British soldier stands with his weapon as buildings burn around him, August 15, 1969, Battle of the Bogside, Derry, Northern Ireland [600x849]
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Gilles Peress. Morning of Bobby Sands' Death, Ballymurphy, Belfast. May 5, 1981 | MoMA
Gilles Peress. Morning of Bobby Sands' Death, Ballymurphy, Belfast. May 5, 1981. Gelatin silver print, printed 1996. 7 1/2 × 9 7/16" (19 × 24 cm). The New York Times Collection. 2073.2001. © 2021 Gilles Peress. Photography
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A British Army Rolls Royce armoured car outside the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station on York Street in Belfast following riots after an Orange Order parade. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 20th June 1935
Photos of the British Army in Northern Ireland - 1969-1979 - Flashbak
In 1969, the situation was so grave that British troops were sent to restore order in Nothern Ireland. By 1972, the British government suspended the Northern Ireland parliament and imposed direct rule from London...
CAIN: Murals: Political Wall Murals in Northern Ireland
CAIN: Murals: Political Wall Murals in Northern Ireland
40 Photographs of The Troubles, The Northern Ireland Conflict
The Troubles, also known as the Northern Ireland Conflict, was a political and nationalistic movement fueled by the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Protestant Unionists/loyalists wanted Northern Ireland to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Catholic Irish Nationalists/Republicans wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland. The conflict began […]
Five years that shaped the British military
There's currently controversy over cuts to the British military. It's not the first time.
40 Photographs of The Troubles, The Northern Ireland Conflict
The Troubles, also known as the Northern Ireland Conflict, was a political and nationalistic movement fueled by the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Protestant Unionists/loyalists wanted Northern Ireland to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Catholic Irish Nationalists/Republicans wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland. The conflict began […]
40 Photographs of The Troubles, The Northern Ireland Conflict
The Troubles, also known as the Northern Ireland Conflict, was a political and nationalistic movement fueled by the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Protestant Unionists/loyalists wanted Northern Ireland to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Catholic Irish Nationalists/Republicans wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland. The conflict began […]
A history of the British Army
Remembrance Day is an annual observance for those who died fighting for Britain. Every single British soldier, from every conflict since the end of world war one, is remembered with pride across the…