Item category 1: George Cunningham Reference

Focuses on a sequence of key events that unfolded around the world in 1916, and casts the Great War in a new light.

"The 1916 Easter Rising and its aftermath changed Ireland for ever. The British government's execution of 14 republican rebels transformed a group hitherto perceived as cranks and troublemakers into national heroes. Those who avoided the British firing squads of May 1916 went on to plan a new - a...

1972 proved to be by far the bloodiest and most eventful year of the Northern Ireland conflict. Combining an analysis of the major events of the year with the oral testimony of a wide range of respondents, this book tells the story of 1972, as well as analysing its impact upon subsequent events.