Northern Ireland and Ireland are an organic whole. Why do they just want to stay in England and not come back?

Northern Ireland, located in the northeast of Ireland Island, is one of the political entities in Britain at present. Historically, Northern Ireland was originally integrated with Ireland. Only after becoming a British dependency, Northern Ireland is no longer willing to return to Ireland.

(Beautiful Northern Ireland)

Many countries in the world, because of different races, often become independent or return to their original home countries. Even within Britain, Scotland once held a referendum on independence and wanted to leave Britain. But why is Northern Ireland unwilling to be independent?

What is the full name of Britain? United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? . There are four political entities in this kingdom, namely England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As can be seen from the name of Britain, although Northern Ireland is not on the island of Great Britain, it still enjoys the same political rights and interests as England and other regions, and it does not exist in the form of a colony.

Ireland was invaded by England as early as 1 169. At that time, Britain was in the plantagenet dynasty, and the ruler Henry II was a Germanic from France. On the other hand, people on the island of Ireland are native Celts. Therefore, after Henry II occupied Ireland, it became a dependent colony and Britain became the suzerain.

154 1 year, King Henry VIII of England upgraded Ireland to a kingdom, and he himself was the king of England and Ireland.

After the occupation of Ireland, Britain has been firmly ruled by immigrants.

(Henry VIII)

There was no distinction between Ireland and Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland at that time. However, Ulster in Northern Ireland accepted a large number of immigrants from the island of Great Britain. So the difference between Ulster and other provinces in Ireland began to appear slowly.

In fact, the xenophobia between European races is not strong, and what can really cause contradictions is actually religious differences. Irish local residents have always believed in Catholicism, while most immigrants believe in Protestantism. In the17th century, there was a serious conflict between Protestants and local Catholics who immigrated from Ulster province. The British government seized the opportunity to help Protestantism win the struggle. And through this incident, the British government formally legislated to establish the political dominance of Protestants in Ireland.

/kloc-After the 0/9th century, the autonomy movement in Ireland began to develop gradually, and the power of Catholics continued to grow.

Protestants on the island of Ireland are worried. They worry that Protestants will be discriminated against by Catholics after Ireland's autonomy or independence. Therefore, in order to establish the dominance of Protestantism, Protestants formed a United faction and strongly advocated that Ireland should stay in Britain.

By the 20th century, the influence of Irish autonomy movement was increasing. Finally, 19 16, Dublin broke out? Easter uprising? . Ireland has taken a crucial step on the road to independence.

19 19, Ireland used Britain's great weakness in World War I to launch? The Anglo-Irish War? . Due to strong national anti-war sentiment, Britain was forced to make concessions on the Irish issue.

(Irish Peace Corps)

192 1 year, Britain and Ireland signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The treaty stipulates that Britain recognizes the autonomy of the Irish Free State. However, in Ulster, Northern Ireland, six counties dominated by unionists will become Northern Ireland. Within one month after the signing of the treaty, Northern Ireland will decide for itself whether to stay in Ireland or continue to be under British jurisdiction.

A month later, Northern Ireland, which is dominated by Protestantism, announced its refusal to join the Irish Free State and joined Britain as a region. The island of Ireland was thus divided into two parts, the north and the south.

However, at that time, the Irish Free State was only an autonomous region and was still under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth to some extent. It was not until 1948 that Ireland officially broke away from the Commonwealth and became a separate country. The following year, Britain also recognized Ireland's independence.

Today, Northern Ireland has been ruled by Britain for 99 years. However, Ireland has never given up the idea of recovering Northern Ireland.

In the decades after independence, Ireland established the so-called? * * * and the army? From time to time, it will create riots in Northern Ireland and put pressure on the British government in a more radical way. However, the attitude of the British government has been very tough. They have repeatedly made it clear that Northern Ireland will always belong to Britain unless the people of Northern Ireland hold a referendum to demand separation from Britain.

Later, during the Cameron period, Northern Ireland held a referendum to leave Britain. However, because most residents in Northern Ireland are still British descendants and Protestants, their sense of belonging to Britain has long been deeply rooted. So most people are against leaving Britain.

Of course, Britain certainly does not want Northern Ireland to secede. Britain is a small country, and any piece of land is of great significance. Moreover, Britain itself is a United Kingdom, and its political form is not particularly stable. Once Northern Ireland is really separated, it is likely to have a negative impact on Scotland and Wales. At that time, Britain may be in danger of disintegration.