AdvertisementIn Neville's Thrillers, Belfast's Violent Past Still BurnsJune 17, 2013Noah AdamsfacebookEmailBonfires light up the Belfast skyline on July 12, 1997, as Protestant loyalists commemorate the 17th century victory of a Protestant king over his deposed Catholic predecessor. Known as the Battle of the Boyne, the confrontation is part of a long history of tensions in the region. (AP)