The Irish Revolution Channel's video: The 1916 Easter Rising - Origins

https://paypal.me/IrishRevolution Please consider supporting the channel. Anything you contribute would be a great help. Here's a glossary of terms: RIC - Royal Irish Constabulary (Irish Police) RUC - Royal Ulster Constabulary (Northern Irish police - created later) A Specials - Full time special police created for Ulster B Specials - Part time Ulster 'paramilitary' police C Specials - A sort of Ulster reserve police who weren't really used IRA - Irish Republican Army - previously the Irish Volunteers Unionist - Those loyal to the British crown, who wish to remain part of the United Kingdom Republican - Those who desired an independent Irish Republic Nationalist - also the Home Rulers, who wanted a devolved administration in Dublin. Sinn Fein - The political wing of the IRA, Republicans. What caused the Easter Rising of 1916? Here we explore the history of constitutionalist nationalism, republicanism/advanced nationalism, the economic and social conditions of Ireland, and the militarisation of Irish politics on the eve of World War One. Twitter: http://twitter.com/IrishRevYouTube Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Irish-Revolution-622343078111039 Please note that the Unionist parties are blue and violet in the maps. 1885 election map belongs to Mr. Penguin (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_Kingdom_general_election_1885_in_Ireland.svg) 1892 election map belongs to Mr. Penguin (By MrPenguin20 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35390070) 1910 election map belongs to Jandk87 (By SVG adaption of this map by JandK87 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35272266) Full credit given to Wikimedia Commons, NLI Flickr page, the bureau of military history...