Uses primary source materials to trace the history of the conflicts in Northern Ireland.

The Troubles -- How do we know? -- An island apart -- The plantation of Ulster -- The penal laws -- Emancipation and famine -- Home rule for Ireland -- Ulster will fight -- The Easter rising -- Partition -- The Stormont system -- The civil rights movement -- No surrender! -- Sending in the troops -- Paramilitaries and protests -- Bloody Sunday -- Direct rule -- Power sharing fails -- The dirty war -- The Hillsborough accord -- Seeds of hope -- The Good Friday agreement -- A fragile peace -- What have we learned from the Troubles?