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“fergal tobin”

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  • The Irish Difference

    A Tumultuous History of Ireland's Breakup with Britain

    by Fergal Tobin ...
    A captivating exploration of Ireland's unique path to independence and its complex relationship with England.For centuries, the British Isles have seen various attempts at political union, but Ireland has always been an awkward fit. What is it about Ireland that sets it apart, leading to its dramatic separation from the United Kingdom? Historian Fergal Tobin delves into this question, examining ... Read more

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  • A History of Ireland in 100 Episodes

    Ancient, Medieval and Modern Ireland

    by Jonathan Bardon, Fergal Tobin ...
    This authoritative and comprehensive history of Ireland covers the entire history of the island from the Ice Age to the peace process in 100 short episodes. In this thoughtful analysis of Irish society, Bardon integrates the significant cultural and literary history of Ireland with its political and social past.Based on the hugely popular BBC radio series A Short History of Ireland, each episode ... Read more

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  • A City Runs Through Them

    Dublin and its Twenty River Bridges

    by Fergal Tobin ...
    An original and fascinating history of Dublin that tells the story of the city through its bridges. Dublin's twenty bridges cross the tidal section of the River Liffey flowing through its centre; they were built over a span of a thousand years. Each has made a contribution to the city's development over time, so much so that it is possible to piece together its history by tracing their ... Read more

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  • The Story of Ireland

    A History of the Irish People

    by Neil Hegarty ...
    In this groundbreaking history of Ireland, Neil Hegarty presents a fresh perspective on Ireland's past. Comprehensive and engaging, The Story of Ireland is an eye-opening account of a nation that has long been shaped by forces beyond its coasts.The Story of Ireland re-examines Irish history, challenging the accepted stories and long-held myths associated with Ireland. Transporting readers to the ... Read more

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  • The Famine Plot

    England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy

    by Tim Pat Coogan ...
    During a Biblical seven years in the middle of the nineteenth century, Ireland experienced the worst disaster a nation could suffer. Fully a quarter of its citizens either perished from starvation or emigrated, with so many dying en route that it was said, "you can walk dry shod to America on their bodies." In this grand, sweeping narrative, Ireland''s best-known historian, Tim Pat Coogan, gives a ... Read more

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  • Dominion

    The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    Series Book 5 - The History of England
    "Ackroyd, as always, is well worth the read." —Kirkus, starred reviewDominion, the fifth volume of Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.Spanning the end of the Regency, Ackroyd takes readers from the accession of the profligate ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Ireland, 1500–2000

    by John Gibney ...
    A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first century.Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. Beginning with Ireland's modern period at the dawn of the sixteenth century, John Gibney continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island ... Read more

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  • The English and Their History

    by Robert Tombs ...
    A New York Times 2016 Notable BookRobert Tombs’s momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever ... Read more

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  • A History of Wales

    by John Davies ...
    Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales.Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the series of strikes by Welsh miners in the late twentieth century, this is the definitive history of an enduring people: a unique and ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • A Compact History Of Ireland

    by Sarah Healy ...
    This book provides in succinct, accessible form, a thematic rather than strictly chronological account of Irish history. It begins with a comprehensive historical portrait which presents the whole fabric of three thousand years of Irish life. For subsequent chapters the author has selected for development the significant threads of the historical web, the themes of invasion, rebellion, the Black ... Read more

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  • The Invention of Tradition

    Edited by Eric Hobsbawm, Terence Ranger ...
    Series series Canto Classics
    Many of the traditions which we think of as very ancient in their origins were not in fact sanctioned by long usage over the centuries, but were invented comparatively recently. This book explores examples of this process of invention – the creation of Welsh and Scottish 'national culture'; the elaboration of British royal rituals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the origins of imperial ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • A Traveller&Amp;Apos;S History Of Ireland

    by Peter Neville ...
    The background history of Ireland is vital to an understanding of its people and culture. <I>A Travellers History of Ireland</I> offers a chronological outline of the country up to the present day as well as an invaluable introduction to a land of poets, saints, illustrious soldiers and inspiring and persistent rebels. The book includes a comprehensive description of modern Ireland, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD