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Black Cards = Plantations
Red Cards = American Revolution
Green Cards = Irish History(1798 Rebellion, Irish Emancipation, The Famine, 1916 Rising, War of Independence and Civil War

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1509- King Henry VIII becomes King of England

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1509- King Henry VIII becomes King of England

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King Henry VIII succeeds his father as King of England

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1509- King Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon

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1509- King Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon

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After the death of Henry's older brother Arthur in 1502 he marries his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon

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The daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon is born

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1533- King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn

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1533- King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn

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Henry VIII divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn. After disagreements from the Pope

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King Henry VIII welcomes his second daughter, Mary I, daughter of Anne Boleyn

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1534- Henry VIII became head of the Church of England

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1534- Henry VIII became head of the Church of England

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After the pope refused to allow Henry to marry Anne Boleyn, Henry took advantage of the protestant reformation and started the church of England which he became the head of.

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1534- Surrender and Regrant begins in Ireland

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1534- Surrender and Regrant begins in Ireland

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Surrender and Regrant is when Anglo-Irish surrendered themselves and their lands to Henry VIII, and he would grant them back their land along with an English title

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Henry VIII after beheading Anne Boleyn marries Jane Seymour

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Edward VI son of Jane Seymour and King Henry VIII is born

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After Jane Seymour died Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves

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Henry VIII divorces Anne of Cleves and marries Catherine Howard

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After Henry VIII beheads Catherine Howard, he marries Catherine Parr

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King Henry VIII dies at age 55 from natural causes

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Edward VI succeeds as King at age 9. However his health was never strong

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King Edward VI dies of tuberculosis at age 15, his older half-sister Mary, I succeed him.

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1556- The Laois-Offaly Plantation begins

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1556- The Laois-Offaly Plantation begins

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The Laois-Offaly Plantation led by Queen Mary I is the official first plantation in Ireland. It was a failure

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Queen Mary I dies and is succeeded by her younger half-sister Queen Elizabeth I

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The Munster Plantation begins led by Queen Elizabeth I. Two rebellions occurred during this and it was more successful than the Laois-Offaly Plantation.

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James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, a cousin of the Earl of Desmond led a rebellion against the crown. It was put down easily and Fitzgerald fled to Europe

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1579- The Second of the Desmond Rebellions 

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1579- The Second of the Desmond Rebellions 

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Fitzgerald returned to Ireland with soldiers sent by Pope Gregory XIII. He was soon killed but his cousin the Earl of Desmond took over. The Earl and his forces were defeated in 1583

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The Ulster Chiefs, Hugh O'Neill and Hugh O'Donnell, rebelled against the crown as adventurers were planted in the North. They asked Philip II of Spain (Former Husband of Queen Mary I) to help defend Ulster. He sent no troops, but the Ulster Chiefs rebelled regardless

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One of the many battles won by Hugh O'Neill

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Britian establishes 13 colonies along the east seaboard of North America. These were the first 13 states

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Philip II changed his mind and sent up to 4000 soldiers in ships to assist Hugh O'Neill. They landed in Kinsale in Cork in 1601 and were captured by the Crown. O'Neill and O'Donnell tried to help but they were defeated.

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It was signed by the Ulster Gaelic Clans and the English Crown to end the war this did not stop the English from trying to take over Ulster

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The first Penal laws are introduced after the 9 years war. They were laws the oppressed many Catholics.

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Queen Elizabeth I dies without marrying anyone nor leaving any heirs, her Scottish Cousin, James Stuart, succeeded her becoming King James I

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O'Neill and the other Ulster Chiefs fled for Europe, they hoped to return with troops. However without them there was no organised resistant against the British

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The Ulster Plantation led by King James I begins. It became known as the most successful plantation and many results occurred because of this

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Many Protestants were massacred during a rebellion in 1641, upon hearing this English General Oliver Cromwell arrived in Ireland to avenge the massacre and end the rebellion. He massacred the Gaelic Irish

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By the 1700s Protestants though a minority of the population owned 85% of the land. This became known as the Protestant Ascendancy.

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A movement called the Enlightenment emerged in Europe. It was a movement of thinkers who valued reason and science over faith or authority for a society

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George Washington, a revolutionary leader in the American revolution is born

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Laws which forced the colonies to sell some of their products

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A war between Britain and France over the control of America

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1759- Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis

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1759- Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis

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George Washington marries her

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Stamp Acts were laws that put taxes on important documents and the Quartering Acts were laws that put taxes on soldiers in a colony

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After many protests and boycotts the stamp act was withdrawn

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They were laws that put taxes on products America imported

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5 Protesters of The Townshend Acts were shot and killed by British soldiers. This story was exaggerated to 13 people dying, which led to outrage by the Americans.

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The Tea Act was a law that exempted the East India Tea Company from paying Tea Tax

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Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans they boarded ships and dumped 342 crates of East India Company Tea into the Boston Harbour

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Representatives from each colony met and opposed all British Taxes.

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The British General Gage was noticed that the Americans were coming to Concord to gain weapons. They met in Lexington and the first battle in the war began. When they reached Concord all the weapons were gone

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Daniel O'Connell known as the King of Ireland is born

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1776- Washington was appointed Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army

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1776- Washington was appointed Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army

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George Washington was elected as Commander-In-Chief of the continental army to fight against the British

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July 4th 1776- The Declaration of Independance was written

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July 4th 1776- The Declaration of Independance was written

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a Declaration to separate the 13 colonies from Britain's rule

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1778- France, Spain and the Netherlands join the war

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1778- France, Spain and the Netherlands join the war

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After a successful battle in Saratoga. France Spain and the Netherlands join the war against the British

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During the winter of 77-78 the continental army were stuck in Valley Forge under extreme weather conditions. 1/4 of their army died and many more left. They came out as more stronger soldiers

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The final deciding battle where the British finally surrendered

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The Treaty of Paris was signed to officially declare America as an independent country

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The name, United States of America was officially chosen

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Washington was elected as the first president of the United States of America. He was reelected in 1792

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1789- Wolfe Tone studies the Enlightenment 

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1789- Wolfe Tone studies the Enlightenment 

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Wolfe Tone studies the enlightenment in Paris

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Wolfe Tone wrote the pamphlet 'An Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland' which argued the Catholics should have the same rights as Protestants

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1791- The Society of the United Irishmen was founded

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1791- The Society of the United Irishmen was founded

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The society of the united irishmen was founded by Wolfe Tone, Samuel Neilson, Henry Joy McCracken, Thomas Russell, William Drennan

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The Society of the United Irishmen begin to publish their own newspaper: The Northern Star

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French Spy William Jackson is arrested for having met with Wolfe Tone who fled to the US. This caused the British to ban the United Irishmen

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Tone travelled to France to seek help. They sent 43 ships to Bantry Bay however only 43 docked because of the bad weather. In the end they retreated

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General Lake arrives in Ireland, he begins questioning people on what they know about the United Irishmen when they did not cooperate he introduced tortures such as Pitch-cappings and half-hangings.

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Led by Edward Fitzgerald was the planner of these rebellions

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The United Irishmen were beginning to use Physical Force Nationalism to gain Irish Independence.

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Tone after hearing about the rebellion asks the french for help once more this time they send 1000 men to Ireland but they are soon defeated.

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After getting arrested and refused of a soldier's death Wolfe Tone commits suicide on October of 1798

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Washington dies from pneumonia

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The Act of Union was administered to abolish the Dublin Parliament. Irish MPs now had to go to Westminster

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1811- O'Connell becomes a Barrister and founds the Catholic Board

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1811- O'Connell becomes a Barrister and founds the Catholic Board

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The Catholic Board fight for Catholic Emancipation but it is quickly done.

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1823- O'Connell founds the Catholic Association 

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1823- O'Connell founds the Catholic Association 

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A association for catholics to campaign for catholic emancipation and repeal tithe payments.

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1829- O'Connell won an election in Clare

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1829- O'Connell won an election in Clare

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He refused to take the parliamentary oath of becoming a protestant

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The British Prime Minister feared another rebellion so he passed the Emancipation Act

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1830- O'Connell began a repeal association

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1830- O'Connell began a repeal association

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The main goal of the group was to repeal the act of union

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1841- O'Connell becomes the first catholic mayor of Dublin

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1841- O'Connell becomes the first catholic mayor of Dublin

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He dies while on a pilgrimage to Rome, his health failed him

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A shortage of potatoes caused people to die of food

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The Revival of Irish Culture Politics and Sports

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Gaelic Athletics Association was founded

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January 21st 1919- First Shots of the War of Independence

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January 21st 1919- First Shots of the War of Independence

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Rebels killed two RIC officers in Soloheadbeg in Co. Tipperary.

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20 March 1920- Tomas MacCurtain is assasinated at his home

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20 March 1920- Tomas MacCurtain is assasinated at his home

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25 October 1920- Terence MacSwiney dies due to 74 day hunger strike in prison

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25 October 1920- Terence MacSwiney dies due to 74 day hunger strike in prison

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1 November 1920- Kevin Barry is hanged for taking part in an ambush

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1 November 1920- Kevin Barry is hanged for taking part in an ambush

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11 July 1921- Britain and Ireland signed a truce

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11 July 1921- Britain and Ireland signed a truce

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6 December 1921- Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed

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6 December 1921- Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed