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  1. Episode 29

    The 1641 rebellion brings much bloodshed to Ireland.

  2. Episode 28

    The Eagle Wing sets sail from Donaghadee for New England.

  3. Episode 27

    Tensions between the Gaelic Irish and the Planters create an unstable atmosphere.

  4. Episode 26

    Wild Scottish Borderers seek refuge in Ireland.

  5. Episode 25

    'The Plantation of Ulster' falls behind the strict schedule set by King James.

  6. Episode 24

    King James personally assigns baronies in Ulster to English and Scots planters.

  7. Episode 23

    The terms and conditions of 'The Plantation of Ulster' are published for the first time.

  8. Episode 22

    King James launches a detailed survey of Ulster.

  9. Episode 21

    King James encourages Scottish Protestants to colonise Ulster.

  10. Episode 20

    Sir Cahir O'Doherty leads a rebellion against the Crown in Ulster.

  11. Episode 19

    The Flight of the Earls offers a new opportunity to King James.

  12. Episode 18

    Lowland Scots prove vigorous colonisers in County Antrim.

  13. Episode 17

    Sir Randal MacDonnell invites Scots to settle in the Glens.

  14. Episode 16

    Sir Hugh Montgomery wastes no time in setting up his new home in County Down.

  15. Episode 15

    King James grants estates in Down to Sir Hugh Montgomery and James Hamilton.

  16. Episode 14

    Hugh Montgomery helps Conn O'Neill make a daring escape from Carrickfergus Castle.

  17. Episode 13

    The MacDonnells of the Glens join forces with the Earls of Tyrone and Tir Conaill.

  18. Episode 12

    Crown forces launch a furious assault on the MacDonnell island of Rathlin.

  19. Episode 11

    Warrior families from the Hebrides start to settle in Ulster.

  20. Episode 10

    Battling Gaelic lords hire Hebridean warriors as mercenaries.

  21. Episode 9

    Robert the Bruce and his brother Edward bring devastation to Ireland.

  22. Episode 8

    A Norman noble, Richard de Burgo, rules over the Earldom of Ulster.

  23. Episode 7

    Viking raiders begin to settle on the lands they have plundered.

  24. Episode 6

    Iona becomes a great centre of Christian learning.

  25. Episode 5

    St Patrick evangelises the Irish and Colmcille brings Christianity to the Picts.

  26. Episode 4

    Irish pirates begin to colonise lands abandoned by the Romans.

  27. Episode 3

    As the Roman empire collapses, fearsome Irish tribes launch raids across the water.

  28. Episode 2

    Agricola, the Roman governor of Britannia, plans an invasion of Ireland from Galloway.

  29. Episode 1

    First in a new series on the history of Ulster's connections with Scotland.

  30. Episode 49

    Victims of the Irish potato famine flood into Glasgow.

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