World War Civ 22: Irish Home Rule and Britain’s near-civil war before 1914
The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur
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The Creation of an Irish Assembly
This chapter discusses the creation of an Irish assembly with limited power under the Government of Ireland bill. The assembly would consist of Irish Lords and elected members, but they would still be subject to control from London. Gladstone drafted the bill without consulting Irish MPs or his own ministers, leading to criticism and riots in Belfast.
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