When Ireland became independent, why did Northern Ireland stay in Britain today?

With the development of Britain's withdrawal from the EU, the issue of Northern Ireland, which has been interrupted for many years, has re-entered people's field of vision. Because Ireland is a member of the European Union, it is necessary for Britain to re-establish border management facilities such as checkpoints on the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland after Britain withdraws from the European Union.

The abolition of border management facilities is one of the conditions for the Northern Ireland secessionist movement to stop, which means that the Northern Ireland secessionist movement is likely to make a comeback after Britain leaves the EU. Many people want to know why Northern Ireland stays in Britain, because Ireland has long been independent.

1542, King Henry VIII of England served as King of Ireland, and Ireland and England were formed? Dynasty alliance? . In order to better rule the island of Ireland, England moved a large number of Scots and English people to northern Ireland in the next few hundred years.

Therefore, the residents on the island of Ireland are divided into two parts: first, Irish people living in south-central Ireland mainly believe in Catholicism; Second, immigrants from Great Britain, living in six counties of Ulster province in northern Ireland, mainly believe in English Protestantism.

180 1 year, Ireland was completely annexed by Britain. 1845, due to the mistake of Britain, a great famine broke out in Ireland, and nearly a quarter of the population died of hunger. This famine led to the rise of the Irish independence movement, which reached its climax when Britain began to decline in the early 20th century.

However, due to ethnic and religious differences, six counties in Ulster have always opposed Irish independence, and even formed volunteers to support the British central government in the Irish War of Independence. Britain, on the other hand, separated six counties in Ulster from Ireland in 1920 and established Northern Ireland.

19 19 to 192 1 After the Irish War of Independence, Ireland became a dominion of the Commonwealth, and 1937 was completely independent. However, in the past, Britain used ethnic and religious differences to split the island of Ireland, so Northern Ireland remained in Britain.

However, Ireland has always claimed sovereignty over Northern Ireland since its independence, and Irish people who stay in Northern Ireland also want to leave Britain. In the 1960s, armed conflict broke out between Northern Ireland students studying in Britain and those leaving Britain, and the Northern Ireland issue has troubled Britain ever since.