What Cromwell Did to Ireland – The Massacre History Books Hide
September 1649. Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland with 12,000 soldiers. By 1653, an estimated 15-25% of Ireland’s population was dead.[…]
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The Irish Wars: Ireland’s Fight for Freedom | War Documentary
The years from 1919 to 1923 are a study in contrasts: two connected but distinct wars unfolding across the same[…]
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Episode 124 – French 1796 invasion of Ireland, with special guest Ciaran McDonnell
In December 1796, the French Republic launched a bold attempt to invade Ireland and spark a rebellion against British rule.[…]
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Ireland’s Sod Houses: Life before the Great Famine
Sod houses once dotted the hills and bogs of rural Ireland, built from turf cut directly from the land. This[…]
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Wellington’s Irish Roots: The Accents and Battles Shaping a British Icon
Did you know the Duke of Wellington—the ultimate British icon—spoke with a Dublin accent? In this documentary, we unearth the[…]
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How Irish Regiments Fueled Wellington’s Victories
Did you know that nearly half of the “British” army that defeated Napoleon wasn’t English at all? In this documentary,[…]
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Spirit of St Louis — landfall at Ireland
Jimmy Stewart’s Charles Lindbergh finally spots land, at Skellig Michael off the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry. From Billy Wilder’s[…]
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The Blacksmith Who Defeated 60 British Soldiers With 5 Men | Ireland’s Forgotten Warrior
On November 3rd, 1920, in the small village of Ballinalee, County Longford, something impossible happened. Six Irish Republican Army fighters,[…]
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Where Was the Lost Island of Hy-Brasil?
This video looks into the true location of Hy-Brasil, an island which seems to have never existed. My books: https://www.amberley-books.com/the-trojan-kings-of-britain.html[…]
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Elizabeth I and Ireland
Was Elizabeth I the worst monarch of Ireland? While Elizabeth is seen as one of the best monarchs of England[…]
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