Belfast

A British soldier on sentry duty outside a sandbagged blockhouse on Orange Day at Belfast. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 1920

1920: Members of the Protestant Orange Order march through Shaftesbury Square in Belfast

Members of the Protestant Orange Order march through Shaftesbury Square in Belfast. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). July 1920

1932: Belfast police patrol the streets with an armoured car following rioting between the unemployed and police leaving one man dead and 46 injured

Belfast police patrol the streets with an armoured car following rioting between the unemployed and police leaving one man dead and 46 injured. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 12th October 1932

1935: A British Army Rolls Royce armoured car outside the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station on York Street in Belfast following riots after an Orange Order parade

1935: Police and military patrolling York street, Belfast, clear of traffic after recent rioting. An armoured car ia parked at the kerb

1935: A Royal Ulster Constabulary armoured car patrolling near York Street in Belfast following riots after an Orange Order parade

A Royal Ulster Constabulary armoured car patrolling near York Street in Belfast following riots after an Orange Order parade. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 22nd June 1935

A flautist and lambeg drummer marching with their Orange Lodge in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to celebrate the victory of William III over James II in 1690 and to re-affirm their loyalty to the king and empire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 12th July 1951

A teenage civilian is arrested by British troops during a civil rights demonstrations in Belfast, 1969

A teenage civilian is arrested by British troops during a civil rights demonstrations in Belfast. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1969

1969: Heavy black smoke billows from a building after a bomb attack in the Bogside area of Belfast. Firemen are in attendance

Heavy black smoke billows from a building after a bomb attack in the Bogside area of Belfast. Firemen are in attendance. (Photo by Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images). 13th August 1969

1969: Two young women climbing under a barricade next to an armed soldier on the Falls Road, Belfast

Two young women climbing under a barricade next to an armed soldier on the Falls Road, Belfast. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images). 16th August 1969

1969: 5 Catholics are killed, 60 injured and hundreds of homes devastated when armed British soldiers impose a curfew in the Falls Road area of Belfast

5 Catholics are killed, 60 injured and hundreds of homes devastated when armed British soldiers impose a curfew in the Falls Road area of Belfast. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images). 16th August 1969

Newly arrived British soldiers stand on guard in the Catholic Fall's Road area of Belfast, 1969

1969: British troops search a woman's shopping at a check point in the Falls Road area of Belfast

British soldiers stop a man trying to carry his baby through a barbed-wire barricade on the Catholic Falls Road area of Belfast, 1969

British soldiers stop a man trying to carry his baby through a barbed-wire barricade on the Catholic Falls Road area of Belfast. (Photo by James Jackson/Getty Images). 1969

1970: Armed British soldiers impose a curfew on the Falls Road in Belfast

British soldiers on guard duty in the Falls area of Belfast, 1st October 1969. A mill is blazing in the background

1970: Marchers on a civil rights demonstration in Belfast pass by an armed British Army sentry point

1970: A crowd of demonstrators passing British soldiers in Leeson St in the Falls Road area of Belfast

A crowd of demonstrators passing British soldiers in Leeson St. in the Falls Road area of Belfast. (Photo by Malcolm Stroud/Express/Getty Images). July 1970

1970: British troops and a Ferret armoured car guard a sectarian divide on the streets of Belfast

Armed British soldiers impose a curfew on the Falls Road in Belfast. (Photo by Malcolm Stroud/Express/Getty Images). July 1970

Young men throwing stones at the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in the Falls Road area of Belfast. Five Catholics were killed, 60 injured and hundreds of homes devastated after armed British soldiers attempted to impose a curfew

1970: Armed British troops take up defensive positions on the Falls Road. 5 Catholics were killed, 60 injured and many homes devastated when the British Army imposed a curfew in the Falls Road

Armed British troops take up defensive positions on the Falls Road. 5 Catholics were killed, 60 injured and many homes devastated when the British Army imposed a curfew in the Falls Road. (Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images). 4th July 1970

1970: A commandeered bus is driven backwards through a picket of women who want the violence to end during riots on the Falls Road, Belfast

A commandeered bus is driven backwards through a picket of women who want the violence to end during riots on the Falls Road, Belfast. (Photo by Malcolm Stroud/Express/Getty Images). 3rd July 1970

5 Catholics are killed, 60 injured and hundreds of homes devastated when the British Army impose a curfew in the Falls Road, Belfast, 3rd July 1970

Armed British soldiers restrain a young civilian in the streets of Belfast, 1970

Armed British soldiers restrain a young civilian in the streets of Belfast. (Photo by Malcolm Stroud/Getty Images). 3rd July 1970

1970: Children mocking an Army patrol in Belfast

Children mocking an Army patrol in Belfast. (Photo by Malcolm Stroud/Express/Getty Images). July 1970

1970: Civil rights marchers in Belfast demonstrating against British policy in Northern Ireland

Civil rights marchers in Belfast demonstrating against British policy in Northern Ireland. (Photo by Michael Stroud/Express/Getty Images). 10th July 1970

1971: A British soldier searching a Belfast teenager

A British soldier searching a Belfast teenager. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1971

1971: An armed British soldier on patrol in Belfast

An armed British soldier on patrol in Belfast. (Photo by John Minihan/Evening Standard/Getty Images). 24th March 1971

1971: A woman offers a cup of tea to a soldier manning a check point in a Belfast street

A woman offers a cup of tea to a soldier manning a check point in a Belfast street. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images). 20th April 1971

1971: British troops searching a civilian in Belfast

British troops searching a civilian in Belfast. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 12th August 1971

1971: A car explodes after troops carried out a controlled explosion of a suspected bomb in Belfast

A car explodes after troops carried out a controlled explosion of a suspected bomb in Belfast. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 17th November 1971

1971: A young woman injured during a shooting incident in Belfast is carried out of a chemist's shop by ambulance men

A young woman injured during a shooting incident in Belfast is carried out of a chemist's shop by ambulance men. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 28th November 1971

1971: Schoolboys giggling while a soldier searches them in a street in the Ardoyne area of Belfast

Schoolboys giggling while a soldier searches them in a street in the Ardoyne area of Belfast. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 7th December 1971

1972: Armed British soldiers on patrol in Lisbon Street, Belfast, during the Official IRA's unconditional ceasefire

Armed British soldiers on patrol in Lisbon Street, Belfast, during the Official IRA's unconditional ceasefire. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images). 1972

Firemen tend to a wounded victim of an Irish Republican Army car bomb explosion in Donegal Street, Belfast. The blast killed 6 people and injured 146. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1972

1981: Rioters turn a burning lorry into a barricade in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, after violence erupted following the death of Irish Republican Army hunger striker and Member of Parliament Bobby Sands in the Maze prison

Rioters turn a burning lorry into a barricade in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, after violence erupted following the death of Irish Republican Army hunger striker and Member of Parliament Bobby Sands in the Maze prison. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 6th May 1981

1981: Schoolboys in a Catholic area of Belfast at play on the streets near a British soldier on patrol

1981: A Belfast girl chats to a soldier out patrolling the streets in the Falls Road area

1981: A British soldier lets a young boy look through the sights of his rifle in Belfast

A British soldier lets a young boy look through the sights of his rifle in Belfast. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 13th May 1981

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