The British Empire and Ireland The Making of Irish Question

The British Empire in 1914 British Empire – A Global Enterprise British Empire – A Global Enterprise White –Self Governed Dominions: Canada Australia, New Zealand and South Africa White –Self Governed Dominions: Canada Australia, New Zealand and South Africa Colonial Possessions in Asia and Africa Colonial Possessions in Asia and Africa Ireland – A Crucial Exception Ireland – A Crucial Exception

The Complexity of Irish Relationship: The Meaning of Britishness The imagined Community of Britain The imagined Community of Britain Anglo-Irish Relationship in the medieval Era Anglo-Irish Relationship in the medieval Era Colonization under Queen Elizabeth I( ) Colonization under Queen Elizabeth I( ) Stereotype of Irish as Papists and Barbarians Stereotype of Irish as Papists and Barbarians The starvation Death of 30,000 Irish in 1582 The starvation Death of 30,000 Irish in 1582 Revolt of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Revolt of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of TyroneHugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone The Flight of elders in 1607 The Flight of elders in 1607 Distribution of Land to Scottish Settlers Distribution of Land to Scottish Settlers

Glorious Revolution : Consequence for Ireland James II ( ) and the conflict with the parliament James II ( ) and the conflict with the parliament James’s Flight to Ireland James’s Flight to Ireland Penal Laws of Penal Laws of According to these laws the Catholic majority in Ireland cannot :enter military service - hold public office - practice law - produce/print books, newspapers etc. - own land - be ministers - be schoolmasters - pass on land to their children without dividing it. According to these laws the Catholic majority in Ireland cannot :enter military service - hold public office - practice law - produce/print books, newspapers etc. - own land - be ministers - be schoolmasters - pass on land to their children without dividing it. Catholic Relief Acts of 1771,1778, 1793 Catholic Relief Acts of 1771,1778, 1793 Irish Parliament’s Rebellion in 1798 Irish Parliament’s Rebellion in 1798 Union of Ireland and Britain in 1801 and Catholic emancipation in 1829 Union of Ireland and Britain in 1801 and Catholic emancipation in 1829

Irish Famine, Eviction and Emigration Irish Land Question Irish Land Question Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord Lieutenant of IrelandChief Secretary for Ireland Lord Lieutenant of IrelandChief Secretary for Ireland 105 members from Ireland with a majority of them land lords 105 members from Ireland with a majority of them land lords Absentee Land Lords from Anglo-Irish Landed Aristocracy and Drain of Wealth Absentee Land Lords from Anglo-Irish Landed Aristocracy and Drain of Wealth Middle Man System Middle Man System between 1801 and 1845 there had been 114 commissions and 61 special committees inquiring into the state of Ireland between 1801 and 1845 there had been 114 commissions and 61 special committees inquiring into the state of Ireland Small Plots and Dependence on Potatoes Small Plots and Dependence on Potatoes Irish Famine Irish Famine Eviction of Peasants from Land Eviction of Peasants from Land Emigration to England New World and Australia Emigration to England New World and Australia Bridget O'Donnell and Her Children," from The Illustrated London News, 1849

Home Rule league, Fenian Revolutionary Movement and Easter Uprising The Making of Home Rule League and the Demand for Reforms Fenian Revolutionary Movement Easter Uprising and the attempt to severe ties with Empire The Coming of War and Independence Moral Consequence of colonization of Ireland