Episode 17 - The Ireland Interlude, Part I

<p>If the post-wars years after WWI saw the British momentarily triumphant, they also found themselves having to address all the problems they had been putting off. Closest to home was Ireland. After having failed for years to make a satisfactory settlement on the self-governance of the island, Britain would be directly challenged by a rebellion, just at the time its focus was firmly turned elsewhere. </p> <p> </p> <p>Bibliography for this episode: </p> <ol><li>Hopkinson, Michael The Irish War of Independence Gill & Macmillan, 2014</li> <li>Taylor, AJP The Oxford History of England, Vol 15 Oxford University Press, 1978</li> <li>Moway, Charles Loch Britain Between the Wars Methuen & Co, 1972</li> <li>Hattersley, Roy Borrowed Time Little, Brown, 2007</li> </ol><p> </p> <p>Questions? Comments? Follow the podcast on twitter at @pitthistorypod (<a href='https://twitter.com/pitthistorypod'>https://twitter.com/pitthistorypod</a>) or email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com </p>