VCE History : Unit 2 Area of Study 2 Terrorism: Lived experiences

Exhibition at the IWM invites you to consider the Troubles through the multiple perspectives of those affected by the conflict.

The ‘Accounts of the Conflict’ is a digital archive of personal accounts of the conflict, based in Ulster University and designed to provide for the long-term storage of stories related to ‘the Troubles’ in, and about, Northern Ireland.

As more survivors of the Troubles come forward to tell their stories, the question may be raised of how those who lost loved ones are represented in the media, how they represent themselves, and what their stories represent within the larger story – both then or, more particularly, now.

Here are ten tales from The Troubles.