An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
338: Ireland: Home Rule, Mutiny - and Civil War? (Part 3)
June 05, 2023
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Books Referenced
Author: Dan Jackson
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Mentioned as Dan Jackson's book about the history and culture of the North East, which both hosts nominated as a history book of the year when it was published
Author: Dan Jackson
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Described as Dan Jackson's doctoral thesis published in 2009 by Liverpool University Press, which forms the basis for his expertise on the episode's topic
Author: Ronan Fanning
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Mentioned as a book by Irish historian Ronan Fanning that both Tom and Dominic read, which revealed the extent of anti-Catholic and anti-Irish sentiment among Liberal Party leaders like Asquith and Lloyd George
Author: George Dangerfield
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Referenced as George Dangerfield's famous book when discussing the febrile atmosphere of the period, particularly confrontations over trade union disputes in 1911
Author: Erskine Childers
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Mentioned as a novel written in 1903 by Erskine Childers, whose yacht was used to import guns via Howth for the Irish volunteers
Author: H. Rider Haggard
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Referenced in passing when discussing the Edwardian era's obsession with manliness and brotherhood, noting they had done a previous podcast about this book published about 20 years earlier