3: The Age of Revolution | Story of Ireland

Duration: 59'11''

Synopsis

Here, he looks at the changes wrought on Ireland's demographics by the Plantation of Ulster. Presented by Fergal Keane.

Further Information

More clips from Story of Ireland

1: Age of Invasions | Story of Ireland

1: Age of Invasions | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 58'42''

Fergal Keane presents a series charting the history of Ireland and her people. He begins with how Ireland was never a remote island ou...

2: The Age of Conquest | Story of Ireland

2: The Age of Conquest | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 58'18''

In this episode he examines the impact of huge upheavals in Europe during the Middle Ages on Ireland. Presented by Fergal Keane.

4: The Age of Union | Story of Ireland

4: The Age of Union | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 59'07''

In this edition he reveals how Ireland became part of the UK for the first time following the 1801 Act of Union. Presented by Fergal K...

5: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

5: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 59'10''

This concluding part covers the dramatic history of Ireland throughout the 20th century. Presented by Fergal Keane.

1: Age of Invasions | Story of Ireland

1: Age of Invasions | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 58'42''

Fergal Keane presents a series charting the history of Ireland and her people. He begins with how Ireland was never a remote island ou...

2: The Age of Conquest | Story of Ireland

2: The Age of Conquest | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 58'18''

In this episode he examines the impact of huge upheavals in Europe during the Middle Ages on Ireland. Presented by Fergal Keane.

4: The Age of Union | Story of Ireland

4: The Age of Union | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 59'07''

In this edition he reveals how Ireland became part of the UK for the first time following the 1801 Act of Union. Presented by Fergal K...

5: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

5: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 59'10''

This concluding part covers the dramatic history of Ireland throughout the 20th century. Presented by Fergal Keane.

More resources about Migration to Britain

5: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

5: Age of Nations | Story of Ireland

BBC One | 2011 | 59'10''

This concluding part covers the dramatic history of Ireland throughout the 20th century. Presented by Fergal Keane.

Episode 1 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England

Episode 1 | 1066: A Year to Conquer England

BBC Two | 2017 | 58'27''

Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war and the ...

S1E2: Conquest | The Normans

S1E2: Conquest | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 58'42''

Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters.

Harrying of the North | The Normans

Harrying of the North | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'46''

Offshoots of Anglo-Saxons, particularly in Northern England, would target roaming Normans, killing them to prevent any changes to their l...

Back in Time for Brixton

Back in Time for Brixton

BBC Two | 2016 | 58'58''

Documentary following a family who give up their modern lives for one summer to experience what life was like for Caribbeans who immigrated to Brita...

The 1066 invasion | The Normans

The 1066 invasion | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 10'09''

Robert Bartlett gives a step-by-step guide to the infamous Battle of Hastings where William took the throne from King Harold and so ended th...

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'55''

How black immigrants who made Britain their home came face to face with the government's 'hostile environment'. David Olusoga exposes...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Birmingham

Episode 1 | Back in Time for Birmingham

BBC Two | 2022 | 59'01''

The Sharma family experience life as a South Asian family in 50s Britain, from hard factory shifts to adapting their cooking to suit ...

Finding My Family - Windrush | Newsround Specials

Finding My Family - Windrush | Newsround Specials

CBBC | 2018 | 27'13''

Seventy years since the Windrush's UK arrival, two kids head to the Caribbean to discover why their grandparents left for a...

Series 3 | A House Through Time

Series 3 | A House Through Time

BBC Two | 2020 | 59'12''

David Olusoga investigates the residents of an 18th-century house in Bristol, uncovering stories of piracy, an abandoned baby, a notorious po...

Hereward the Wake | The Normans

Hereward the Wake | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'53''

Hereward the Wake oversaw the next resistance to King William, and got help from the Danish to attack England from the East.

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Birmingham

Episode 2 | Back in Time for Birmingham

BBC Two | 2022 | 58'39''

The Sharmas' time-travels enter the 1970s. Opening a shop, they join an explosion of South Asian entrepreneurship in Birmingham - fro...

The First Refugees | Civilisations Stories

The First Refugees | Civilisations Stories

BBC One | 2018 | 29'00''

Documentary in which fashion historian Amber Butchart unravels the story of the Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields.

2: Intolerance | Windrush

2: Intolerance | Windrush

BBC Four | 2008 | 58'57''

The 1959 Notting Hill riots and the first racial killing.

Episode 1 | Vikings

Episode 1 | Vikings

BBC HD | 2012 | 59'27''

Neil Oliver heads for Scandinavia to reveal the truth behind the legend of the Vikings, exploring the mysterious world of the Vikings' prehistoric ancest...

S1E1: Men of the North | The Normans

S1E1: Men of the North | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 58'00''

A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066.

William's castles | The Normans

William's castles | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'43''

William's coronation was met with some angst, but he persevered and proceeded to divide up land to Norman noblemen and build castles.

1: First Encounters | Black and British: A Forgotten History

1: First Encounters | Black and British: A Forgotten History

BBC Two | 2016 | 52'49''

Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Afric...

Norman churches | The Normans

Norman churches | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 1'40''

Being devout Christians, the Normans were responsible for much of the religious infrastructure England knows today.

Norman cultural changes | The Normans

Norman cultural changes | The Normans

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'16''

Robert Bartlett describes the cultural changes that the Normans brought to Britain.