London, UK, 26 March 2016, Lord Carson 1916 Easter Irish Unionist uprising parade down Whitehall to lay wreaths at The Cenotaph. The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in World War I. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798. Credit: JOHNNY ARMSTEAD/Alamy Live News

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