The Belfast 400 festival is taking place over four days at Easter with a fun-filled programme to mark the 400th anniversary of the Royal Charter granted by King James I in 1613. Belfast was ...

Belfast is 400 years old. On 27 April 1613, King James I signed a charter authorising the establishment of a small quay in the town. From that day - through the work of merchants, business barons ...

was founded by Rev Dr James Crombie in 1785 as Belfast Academy, in Academy Street. In 1888, Queen Victoria granted the school its royal charter. At the end of May a bronze plaque commemorating the ...

Belfast is 400 years old. On 27 April 1613, King James I signed a charter authorising the establishment of a small quay in the town. From that day - through the work of merchants, business barons ...

On 27 April 1613, King James I signed a charter authorising ... Images courtesy of Belfast Harbour Commissioners, National Museums Northern Ireland, Belfast Telegraph, Royal Collection and Getty ...