The Siege of Londonderry - 1689 - Episode 8

The coming of King William, the flight of James. The fates of the main participants in the siege. The penal laws against Catholics, the Test Act and the economic and political oppression of the Presbyterians in the wake of the victory. The babble of the pamphlets regarding Presbyterian involvement in the siege. The repeated mass migrations of the Presbyterians of Ulster to the Americas in reaction to the widespread oppression inflicted by the Protestant Ascendency of Ireland, their experiences informing Article 6 of the United States Constitution.