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A History of Religion in Britain: Practice and Belief from Pre-Roman Times to the Present (1994) 608pp; Gregg, Pauline. A Social and Economic History of Britain: 1760–1950 (1950) online; Harrison, Brian (2009). Seeking a Role: The United Kingdom 1951—1970. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-160678-6. major survey with emphasis social history
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic encompassing all of Ireland.
The split in the IRA was followed by a split in Sinn Féin: Sinn Féin (Gardiner Place) or 'Official' Sinn Féin, and Sinn Féin (Kevin Street) or 'Provisional' Sinn Féin. 1974 The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) split from the 'Official' IRA with a corresponding split of the Irish Republican Socialist Party from 'Official' Sinn Féin. 1977
[36] History Ireland writes that "Labour’s consolation prize of the Democratic Programme was grudgingly conceded, with Michael Collins the biggest begrudger of all." [37] The Labour Party played a key role in the Anti-Conscription Campaign of 1918. An extensive work stoppage in opposition to compulsory military service took place on 23 April ...
The Continuity IRA has its origins in a split in the Provisional IRA. In September 1986, the Provisional IRA held a General Army Convention (GAC), the organisation's supreme decision-making body. It was the first GAC in 16 years.
The clause would have allowed judges to prevent a divorce if it was determined that allowing a divorce would cause exceptionally serious damage to the other spouse or to any children in the marriage. [13] The issue of passing divorce legislation came to a head in 1981, pitting the Catholic Church more visibly against Spain's leftist elements.
The history of Iran (or Persia, as it was known in the Western world) is intertwined with Greater Iran, a sociocultural region spanning from Anatolia to the Indus River and from the Caucasus to the Persian Gulf.
He was the first Prison Officer to be killed since 1993. The New IRA (which the now-defunct Real IRA is a founding faction) claimed responsibility. [192] 4 December: The New IRA was blamed for the shooting death of Eamon "The Godfather" Kelly in north Dublin as retaliation for the murder of Alan Ryan earlier in the year. [193]