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Unionist leader Edward Carson (centre) and colleagues visit Derry/Londonderry, September 1912 – the month when nearly half a million people signed a “Solemn League and Covenant” to resist home rule
20th Century

Resolving the ‘Irish Question’: 5 key moments on the path to partition

Christine Kinealy answers listener questions on the devastating famine that struck Ireland in the mid-19th century. (Image by Getty Images)
Victorian

The Irish famine: everything you wanted to know 

An illustration of Henry VII, surrounded by Tudor roses. In the background there are shadows of those who challenged for his throne.
Tudor

Henry VII: the greatest pretender

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Prince Charles with his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten at Windsor
20th Century

Why was Lord Mountbatten, Prince Charles’s great-uncle, assassinated?

Norman Davies introduces a long-maligned and overlooked monarch, George II, and reveals that there are in fact many reasons to remember his reign. (Image from Getty Images)
Georgian

George II: reassessing a much-forgotten monarch

Kissing the Blarney Stone: a women hangs over the precipice with the aid of a friend as she attempts the feat at Blarney Castle in 1935
Medieval

What is the Blarney Stone, where did it come from and why do people kiss it?

The battle of the Boyne
Stuart

The battle of the Boyne: what happened at the July 1690 clash and why is it commemorated on ‘the Twelfth’?

British troops guard a wall during the Irish War of Independence, which bears a nationalist message
20th Century

The Irish Republican Army: a brief guide

A 12th-century Celtic round tower at Clonmacnoise, County Offaly
Early medieval

“The power of the Irish over the Britons is great”: Fergal Keane on Britain’s Irish roots

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Elaine Farrell shares the stories of Irish women incarcerated in the 19th century, from daily prison routines to relationships with staff and contact with the outside world. (Image by Getty Images)
Victorian

Women prisoners in 19th-century Ireland

Dr Melanie Giles unravels some of the mysteries around amazingly preserved human remains found in bogs – and reveals what we can learn from them. (Image by Getty Images)
General ancient history

Bog bodies: what can they teach us?

Turtle Bunbury shares notable stories of Irish emigrants and charts their influence on global history. (Image by Getty Images)
General Modern

Tales of Irish emigration

'Pirate queen' Grace O'Malley. (Illustration by Sue Gent for BBC History Revealed)
Tudor

Grace O’Malley: the fearless pirate queen of Ireland

Priya Satia explores how historians helped advance the British empire, only to later become critics of imperialism. (Image by Getty Images)
Victorian

How historians helped build the British empire

Charles Dance as Lord Mountbatten in season 4 of 'The Crown'
20th Century

The Crown S4 E1 real history: when Charles met Diana, and the death of Lord Mountbatten

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