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Troubles (other)
The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century. The term had earlier been used to describe the Irish revolutionary period in the early twentieth century. Troubles or The Troubles may also refer to: Military or political clashes *Great troubles (1359–1381), the civil war of the Golden Horde#Great troubles (1359–1381), Golden Horde *Time of Troubles, a period of Russian history 1598–1613 *Texas Troubles, a Texas slave insurrection panic of 1860, slave insurrection panic in 1860 *Corsican conflict or French Troubles, from 1976 *Troubles at Frankfurt, quarrels of the Marian exiles in Frankfurt am Main in the mid-1550s *Basque conflict or Spanish Troubles, 1959-2011 Arts and entertainment *Troubles (novel), ''Troubles'' (novel), by J. G. Farrell, 1970 *Troubles, a British band including former members of Hope of the States *Troubles (Steve Lacy album), ''Troubles'' (Steve Lacy album) or the title song, 1979 *"Troubles", a so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troubles
The Troubles ( ga, Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an " irregular war" or " low-level war". The conflict began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles mostly took place in Northern Ireland, at times violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England and mainland Europe. The conflict was primarily political and nationalistic, fuelled by historical events. It also had an ethnic or sectarian dimension but despite use of the terms 'Protestant' and 'Catholic' to refer to the two sides, it was not a religious conflict. A key issue was the status of Northern Ireland. Unionists and loyalists, who for historical reasons were mostly Ulster Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troubles (Steve Lacy Album)
''Troubles'' is the second album by Steve Lacy to be released on the Italian Black Saint Records, Black Saint label.Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 9, 2018 accessed July 9, 2018 It features performances of five of Lacy's compositions by Lacy, Steve Potts (jazz musician), Steve Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter and Oliver Johnson (drummer), Oliver Johnson. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This fairly obscure effort from the Steve Lacy Quintet of 1979 features the great soprano saxophonist in typically exploratory yet thoughtful form on five originals. His interplay with the underrated altoist Steve Potts (who doubles on sop ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
