1968 – 1998
For three decades a low-intensity war smouldered in Northern Ireland — Irish republican paramilitaries seeking a united Ireland, loyalist paramilitaries defending the union with Britain, and the British Army caught between them. From the civil-rights marches and Bloody Sunday to the hunger strikes, the bombings, and the Good Friday Agreement, some 3,500 people died before an exhausted peace finally held.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
For three decades a low-intensity war smouldered in Northern Ireland — Irish republican paramilitaries seeking a united Ireland, loyalist paramilitaries defending the union with Britain, and the British Army caught between them. From the civil-rights marches and Bloody Sunday to the hunger strikes, the bombings, and the Good Friday Agreement, some 3,500 people died before an exhausted peace finally held.
The Troubles was fought from 1968 to 1998.
The Troubles was fought between Irish Republicans (IRA) and British State & Loyalists.
An estimated 3,600 people died in The Troubles, including roughly 1,500 military and 2,100 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included The Battle of the Bogside, Internment and the Ballymurphy Massacre, The Omagh Bombing, and The Birmingham Pub Bombings.