# Easter Rising in Dublin (1916)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1916-easter-rising-in-dublin
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Irish republicans seized key buildings in Dublin and proclaimed an Irish republic. Within the broader Early 20th Century & World Wars period, mass democracy, the two world wars, Irish partition, economic crisis and the rise of Labour remade the political and social order. This event is placed at 24 April 1916 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. Its suppression and subsequent executions accelerated the collapse of support for British rule in much of Ireland.

## Why it matters
Its suppression and subsequent executions accelerated the collapse of support for British rule in much of Ireland.

Ruler at the time: [George V](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-v)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Easter Rising in Dublin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Easter+Rising+in+Dublin&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Easter Rising in Dublin](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Easter+Rising+in+Dublin)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — twentieth-century resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)