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A Popular History of Ireland, Book 12

by Thomas D'Arcy MCGEE (1825 - 1868)

02 - Administration of Lord Hardwick and of the Duke of Bedford

Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 10 subtitled “From the Union of Great Britain and Ireland to the Emancipation of the Catholics”, addresses the period of the creation of the United Kingdom to the granting of religious freedom in Ireland. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

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Listen next episodes of A Popular History of Ireland, Book 12:
03 - Administration of the Duke of Richmond, pt 1 , 04 - Administration of the Duke of Richmond, pt 2 , 05 - O'Connell's Leadership , 06 - Retrospect of the State of Religion and Learning during the Reign of George III , 07 - The Irish Abroad, during the Reign of George III , 08 - O'Connell's Leadership - The Catholic Association , 09 - O'Connell's Leadership - The Emancipation of the Catholics, pt 1 , 10 - O'Connell's Leadership - The Emancipation of the Catholics, pt 2