The Partition: Ireland Divided, 1885-1925 by Charles Townshend

The Partition: Ireland Divided, 1885-1925 by Charles TownshendA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 'A model of research and analysis Townshend's concise and intelligent book tells a painful story that is probably not yet over' Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph A compelling history of the turbulent journey to Irish independence, published for the centenary of the Partition In the aftermath of the horrors of the Irish Famine, the grim, distrustful relationship between Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom

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