1916 - Introduction

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

🗓️ 23 April 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

It's here at last. 100 Years Ago, my ancestors in this country acted in a certain way at a certain time - historians, citizens and politicians [everyone] has been talking about it ever since. This is the intro episode to a little special I have cooked up for just such a centenary. Well you didn't think I'd let the moment escape without one did you? Give it a listen and see what you think - it's certainly different to what you've heard from WDF (and me) in the past, but hopefully it will strike a chord with you, and make you curious to read into the history of events in Ireland 100 years ago, rather than just accept the version of history you have been told. CREDITS: Anna on the flute for the Intro - thanks again my love. MENTIONED: Patrick Cassidy '1916', please check this album out on iTunes etc to discover more music like it. FINALLY: Welcome, to the miniseries.Remember history friends, you can help this podcast and ensure that this is where history thrives! Support us by going to... Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	This is a story of the 1916 Rising.
0:05.0	I say A story and not THE story because, as all listeners know, numerous sides to every historical
0:12.0	tale exist, and numerous angles exist on every side.
0:16.0	The story which I want to present to you is not a popular version of 1916. It's not a popular version of the motives and ideals of those involved with the rising,
0:26.6	and it is certainly not a popular version of its impact, consequences or necessity.
0:32.6	Nonetheless, it is a story which you need to hear, and it is a story which still reverberates
0:38.7	throughout Irish history, and if you believe some scholars world history to this day.
0:44.5	In many ways, it can be a complicated story, especially if you are from outside of Ireland
0:49.6	and are not familiar with the tale that we as Irish citizens are made familiar with on a regular basis.
0:57.0	Within the story of 1916 are morass of characters, contradictions, casualties and chaos,
1:03.7	as Dublin is set alight, and Ireland follows suit.
1:08.7	Curiously, it would only be the British act of executing the rebels of 1916 that would
1:14.8	endear those people to the Irish public as martyrs.
1:19.2	In other words, only after the events of the rising would the rebels be viewed as the
1:24.5	heroes they are more popularly seen as now.
1:28.3	Before the British executed the rebels, they were chastised and abused by an Irish public who
1:32.9	had fathers, sons and uncles, etc. fighting the Germans abroad.
1:37.2	To these average Irish citizens, the actions of this select extremist minority within a minority was seen as a stab in the back of the most
1:46.7	reprehensible order. Yet over the space of a fortnight, this consensus changed. I want to unravel
1:54.0	this consensus, and it isn't as wide a consensus as you might think. Above all, I want to delve
2:00.6	into the 1916 story and examine it with my own
2:04.3	style and present Irish history within the proper context with the explanations of its characters
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