A Short History of the 1916 Rising

by Richard Killeen

The book explores the background to the rising, the development of the Fenian tradition running in parallel with the parliamentary tradition, the effect of the cultural revolution of the early twentieth century in forming the minds of the men who made Easter week, the gradual demoralization of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and the crucial effects of the Great War. The book covers the events of the rising on a day-by-day basis, starting on Easter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071714416X
• ISBN13: 9780717144167
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Gill Books
• Length: 144 Pages