Why do the British know so little about Irish history?
In the first of a new series, we ask historians one of the burning questions of the day.
Ireland
‘Cambridge History of Ireland’ review
By escaping its neighbour’s orbit, the history of Ireland has moved out of its traditional comfort zones.
Female Spies in the Irish War of Independence
Women played a minor role in the Easter Rising of 1916. But they became crucial intelligence agents in the Anglo-Irish War.
The Other Invasion
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1167 sowed the seeds for centuries of tension between England and the Irish.
Breaking the Peace
After the UK voted to leave Europe, Northern Ireland’s fragile relationship with both its past and its neighbour is once again to the fore.
Prostitution in Ireland
Life for the poor in 18th- and 19th-century Ireland was hard and, for many women, prostitution was the only option. But the bawdy houses were rife with disease and police did little to protect women from violent customers.
The Easter Rising
The attempt to overthrow British rule and found an Irish Republic began on 24 April 1916.
Roger Casement, the Irish Volunteer
The trial for treason and execution of Roger Casement – humanitarian, homosexual and Irish Nationalist – which took place, in the wake of the Easter Rising of 1916, continues to resonate, as Andrew Lycett explains.
Ireland: Easter Rising or Great War?
The events that led to the creation of the Irish Free State and reshaped the United Kingdom were part of two inextricably linked histories.
The Irish President: The Later Career of Eamon De Valera
By personality and perseverance over the past thirty-eight years, writes Edgar Holt, the rebel of 1923 has achieved most of his aims for Ireland, save unity.