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UK at night from space

UK at night, as seen from the International Space Station (ISS). City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population. France is at bottom. Image taken on 24th December 2010

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Map of Ireland showing the Provinces of Ulster, Munster, Connaught and Leinster, by Johann B

BAL42849 Map of Ireland showing the Provinces of Ulster, Munster, Connaught and Leinster, by Johann B. Homann, c.1730 (hand coloured engraving) by Homann, Johann Baptista (1663-1724); O'Shea Gallery, London, UK; German, out of copyright

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The Easter Rising - Dublin, Ireland

The Easter Rising also known as the Easter (or Irish') Rebellion and referred to erroneously in some contemporary British reports as the Sinn Fein Rebellion - an armed insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916, mounted by Irish republicans who aimed to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic (whilst the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in World War I). Evidence of the fighting on Sackville Street, Dublin. Date: 1916

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