On Easter Sunday, 23 April 1916, the seven members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood's military council met to proclaim an Irish Republic with themselves as the provisional government. After a week of fighting with the British army on the streets of Dublin, the Seven were arrested, court-martialled and executed. Cutting through the layers of veneration that have seen them regarded unquestioningly as heroes and martyrs by many, Ruth Dudley Edwards provides shrewd yet sensitive portraits of Ireland's founding fathers. She explores how an incongruous group, which included a communist, visionary Catholic poets and a tobacconist, joined together to initiate an armed rebellion that changed the course of Irish history. Brilliant, thought-provoking and captivatingly told, The Seven challenges us to see past the myths and consider the true character and legacy of the Easter Rising.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
ISBN-13
9781780748658
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220837452
Product Key Features
Author
Ruth Dudley Edwards
Publication Name
The Seven: the Lives and Legacies of the Founding Fathers of the Irish Republic
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
153mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ruth Dudley Edwards
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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