Irish History from the Easter Rising of 1916 to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998

The period from the Easter Rising to the Good Friday Agreement was a tumultuous one in Irish history, marked by the struggle for independence, partition, and the Troubles. The Easter Rising of 1916, though a military failure, sparked a surge in Irish nationalism and led to the War of Independence. Partition in 1921 created Northern Ireland, a predominantly Protestant region that remained part of the UK, and the Irish Free State, later the Republic of Ireland. The subsequent Troubles, a period of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, lasted for decades before the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 brought a measure of peace and power-sharing. This course aims, by studying a range of sources, key individuals and events to explore this turbulent chapter of Irish and British history.