
History Extra podcast Ireland's tangled relationship with empire
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Jan 24, 2024 Historian Jane Ohlmeyer discusses Ireland's complex relationship with empire, from being a 'laboratory of empire' to how imperialism influenced clothing. Topics include Irish land confiscation, exploitation of Irish labor, Ireland as a colonial laboratory, agents of empire, and Ireland's influence on the British Empire.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Early Modern Ireland and Its Relationship with Empire
02:12 • 8min
Confiscation of Irish land and the use of Irish labor in English imperialism
10:28 • 2min
Ireland: A Colonial Laboratory for the English Empire
12:31 • 3min
Agents of Empire: Profiting and Transforming Landscapes
15:23 • 18min
Ireland's Influence on the British Empire
32:56 • 2min

