1916 - Episode 8: 'The Plot Thickens'

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

🗓️ 21 May 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to ep. 8! Herein we'll take a good look at the people behind the rising and weigh in on their beliefs. Did Patrick Pearse really see himself as a messianic like figure? Did other moderates within the group want to die? What did they seek to aim by sacrificing their lives? We also delve into the structure of the IRB a little more, and detail how a small fringe group within the larger organisation managed to hijack and control it. Give it a listen! Thankssss! MUSIC: Anna on flute playing 'Excecution MacDonagh's Air' (self-titled tune).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	In the last episode, we saw how Patrick Pierce and his colleagues were shaped by the world that they lived in.
0:07.0	We tried to examine the characters of both Pierce and James Connolly.
0:12.0	In this episode, we will continue trying to get to grips with the era's beliefs and themes,
0:17.0	as well as hopefully clarify for you guys how the Irish Republican Brotherhood operated,
0:21.9	and who influenced its policies.
0:24.3	If that sounds dry, trust me it won't be.
0:27.7	The issues we'll cover here and the ones we examined in the last episode
0:31.2	represent the ideological foundations for the 1916 rising.
0:36.1	They should hopefully help you understand who the people that launched it were and why they
0:40.9	believed it to be necessary.
0:44.2	If that sounds good to you, then welcome to the miniseries.
0:57.1	When Diplomacy Fails Presents 1916
1:02.9	A special Centenary mini-series
1:08.7	Exploring the context, characters and controversies of the most significant act in Ireland's modern history.
1:20.2	The 1916 Rising. My idea of patriotism has nothing
1:40.3	My idea of patriotism has nothing in common with later ideas of ordered progress and industrial
1:48.6	development.
1:50.0	Considerations such as ease combined with a perhaps excessive distaste for peace and for modernity
1:56.2	have brought me to my present position, which is far too bound up with my present philosophy, to be shaken by petty
2:02.3	criticism. Irish-Fenian and British Army officer Michael Moynihan, writing in a letter home to his
2:10.0	anti-British Army parents, early 1916. Firstly, the government must be a tyranny, that is, without a legitimate title to rule the country,
2:20.9	and there are four further conditions.
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