Loyalism
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Loyalism, in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and its former colonies, refers to the allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom. In North America, the most common usage of the t
Depiction of American Loyalist refugees on their way to the Canadas during the American Revolution
Ulster loyalism
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Ulster loyalism is a strand of Ulster unionism associated with working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like other unionists, loyalists support the continued existence of Northern Ireland
Loyalism
…term ultra loyalist was used to describe those who were opposed to the United Irishmen, who were in support of an independent Irish Republic. In 1795, Ulster loyalists founded the Orange Order and organised the Yeoman Militia, which helped to put down the rebellion. Some loyalists, such as Richard Musgrave, considered…
The Union Flag, Ulster Banner and Orange Order flags are often flown by loyalists in Northern Ireland.
Ulster Volunteers in Belfast c. 1914
Loyalist graffiti and banner on a building in a side street off the Shankill Road, Belfast (1970)
A loyalist marching band on The Twelfth, 2011