What is the relationship between Northern Ireland and Britain?

Northern Ireland is a region of Britain and an autonomous government.

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England belong to four different regions of Britain, and they are all dependencies of Britain. Scotland, Wales and England belong to the British Isle, while Northern Ireland and Ireland belong to the Irish Isle.

In 3000 BC, immigrants from continental Europe began to settle in Ireland. In 432 AD, Saint Patrick came here to spread Christianity and Roman culture. /kloc-entered the feudal society in the 0/2 century. 1 169 was invaded by Britain. 1 17 1 year, King Henry II of England established his sovereignty over love. From 154 1, the king of England became the king of Ireland. /kloc-in 0/800, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by signing the Treaty of Alliance with Britain, which was completely annexed by Britain.

An anti-British "Easter Uprising" broke out in Dublin. With the upsurge of Irish national independence movement, the British government and Ireland signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in February 192 165438, allowing 26 counties in southern Ireland to establish "free states" and enjoy autonomy. Six northern counties (now Northern Ireland) still belong to Britain. 1937, the Irish Constitution declared the "Free State" as a republic, but it still belongs to the Commonwealth.

1948 65438+February 2 1, the Irish parliament passed a law to declare its secession from the Commonwealth. 1April 949 18, Britain acknowledged its love for independence, but refused to return it to six northern counties. After Ireland's independence, successive Irish governments have made it an established policy to realize the reunification of Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

On May 8, 2007, Paisley, leader of Northern Ireland's Protestant Democratic Unity Party, was sworn in as the first minister of Northern Ireland's new government in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, which marked the official restoration of decentralized self-government in Northern Ireland. At the inauguration ceremony, Paisley paid tribute to all those who worked for peace in Northern Ireland. He said: "Today, peace has come to Northern Ireland, and we have finally begun to embark on the road of permanent peace."

Today's Northern Ireland residents can choose to hold British passports or Irish passports, so that Northern Ireland has full autonomy, which has also solved the Northern Ireland problem left over for hundreds of years.