1916 - Episode 1: 'The Lay of the Land'

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

19th Century, 20th Century, International Relations, Politics, Thirty Years' War, Korean War, 18th Century, First World War, Phd, 17th Century, European History, History, War

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In our first proper episode, we bring you into Ireland as it was during the 1850s, 60s, 70s and 80s. Up to the point that men like Charles Stewart Parnell were making a real difference, as well as making loads of new groups - thanks for that guys... It's a critical background ep because it introduces you all to key themes and people that will still be knocking around by the endgame of 1916, so I hope you can stick with it! MUSIC: Anna on Flute, playing 'Home Rule' (self-titled) slow air.Remember history friends, you can help this podcast and ensure that this is where history thrives! Support us by going to www.patreon.com/WhenDiplomacyFailsFollow me on Twitter @wdfpodcastAnd visit our official website www.wdfpodcast.com Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Irish history is awash with names, issues, contradictions and passionate characters.
0:07.0	Focus the microscope on one period, such as that before the 1916 rising,
0:12.0	and the historian is faced with perhaps the most concentrated series of names, issues, contradictions and passionate characters
0:20.0	than in any other space of Irish history since.
0:24.7	In this episode we will seek to introduce you to the major players, the important groups and
0:30.3	important figures, and how they interacted and sought to improve Ireland in their own way.
0:36.0	It is the legacy that the individuals, organisations and unsolved issues leave behind
0:40.9	that become such nourishing fodder for those that follow in 1916.
0:45.6	If you're ready to begin, then I am delighted to have you.
0:49.5	Welcome to the miniseries.
0:59.1	When Diplomacy Fails Presents
0:59.7	1916
1:05.5	A special
1:09.5	Centenary mini-series exploring the context character A special centenary miniseries,
1:12.3	exploring the context, characters and controversies
1:16.5	of the most significant act in Ireland's modern history.
1:22.9	The 1916 Rising.
1:48.0	Yeah. 16 Rising. In the face of the men whose warnings you had angrily resented a few years previously,
1:53.5	you came down to this house to concede in an hour of alarm which you had refused in the time of tranquility.
1:55.6	Is this narration true or false?
1:59.1	Am I or am I not reciting facts known to you all?
2:00.7	What do those facts show?
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