Big picture and timeline
Big picture and timeline

The "c" in c1774 means "around", reminding you that reform pressures were already building before the Union. "The Union" means the constitutional link created by the Act of Union 1801, which abolished the separate Irish parliament and sent Irish MPs to Westminster.
Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.