Ulster, one of the four ancient provinces of Ireland, remained largely independent of English rule until the end of the 16th century. During the 16th century the English had tried to break the powers ...

the official Plantation is often seen as independent from surrounding developments... The Plantation of Ulster, promulgated in 1609 by King James I and launched a year later, lasted 15 years. Like ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. In 1603 King James I became the first British monarch to rule over Scotland, England and Ireland. James, a Protestant, ...

Scottish nationalists need to get over an “immature” view of history and acknowledge their part in building the British Empire, a leading historian has said. Dr John Young, an expert in Scottish and ...

Over the past several years I have been working on a book, Migration And The Making Of Ireland. It examines how immigration, as well as emigration, has shaped life on this island since 1600 or so.

Four centuries ago, Ireland experienced “The Plantation of Ulster”, the British colonisation of the north of the island by largely Scottish settlers. Three centuries later in 1921, a two-state ...

In 1603 King James I became the first British monarch to rule over Scotland, England and Ireland. James, a Protestant, wanted to unite his three kingdoms and strengthen his rule in Ireland where he ...