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Episode 3: The Backstop
How the threat of 91Èȱ¬ Rule led to a divide in unionism in Ireland
The fear of 91Èȱ¬ Rule led to a split in unionism; Irish Unionists who insisted the whole of the island must stay in the United Kingdom and Ulster Unionists who supported a backstop to protect the north-east. We visit a building considered a spiritual home of Ulster Unionists and delve into the mindset of Unionism then and now.
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Year ‘21
The story of the creation of Northern Ireland in 1921, told week by week.
