For centuries the relationship between Ireland and England has been difficult. This volume explores the tempestuous events from the Act of Union in 1800 to the Anglo-Irish settlement in 1922. All the key issues are discussed including the Catholic Emancipation crisis and O'Connell, the famine and the land question, the era of Parnell, the Easter Rising and Michael Collins.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; 1: Revolutions and Reactions, 1775–1800; 2: The Age of the Liberator, 1800–45; 3: The Great Famine and its Legacy, 1845–70; 4: The Age of Parnell, 1870–90; 5: Cultural Nationalism and Unionism, 1890–1914; 6: The Making of a Divided Ireland, 1914–22