1489
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, born
Scotland
Margaret Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) was Queen of Scotland from 1503 until 1513 by marriage to King James IV. She then served as regent of Scotland during her …
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1666
Battle of Rullion Green, peasant uprising supporting the Convenant suppressed by Charles II
Scotland
The Battle of Rullion Green took place on November 28, 1666, during a period in Scottish history known as the Pentland Rising. The battle took place near the Pentland Hills, in …
1727
William Connolly is unanimously re-elected Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
Ireland
William Conolly (9 April 1662 – 30 October 1729), also known as Speaker Conolly, was an Irish Whig politician, Commissioner of Revenue, lawyer and landowner. He was an influential …
1856
Cardinal Patrick O'Donnell, born near Glenties, Co. Donegal
Ireland
Patrick Joseph Cardinal O’Donnell (28 November 1856 – 22 November 1927) was an Irish senior prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Armagh from 1924 until …
1863
Foundation of the Fenian newspaper, Irish People
Ireland
The Irish People was a nationalist weekly newspaper first printed in Dublin in 1863 and supportive of the Fenian movement. It was suppressed by the British Government in 1865. The …
1899
Irish units in the Boer army fight in the battle of Modder River
Ireland
During the Second Boer War (1899–1902), also known as the Anglo-Boer War, Irish volunteers fought on both sides of the conflict. While some Irish individuals served in the British …
1905
The Irish political party Sinn Féin is founded in Dublin by Arthur Griffith
Ireland
Sinn Féin, an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, was founded by Arthur Griffith on November 28, 1905, …
1920
Tom Barry and his Cork Flying Column ambush a convoy in Kilmichael
Ireland
Thomas Bernardine Barry (1 July 1897 – 2 July 1980), better known as Tom Barry, was a prominent guerrilla leader in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of …