Access to History: Great Britain and the Irish Question 1798-1921

Paul Adelman is a widely respected and experienced History author. Robert Pearce, who edited History Review from 1998 to 2012, is General Editor of Routledge Historical Biographies. His recent publications include 1930s Britain (Shire, 2010) and British Prime Ministers (Routledge, 2013). He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Anglo-Irish Relations 1170-1922 1 England and Ireland 1170-1798 2 Great Britain and the Irish Question 3 The Key Debate Chapter 2 The Making of the Act of Union 1800 1 The Ascendancy of England in Eighteenth-Century Ireland 2 The Age of Revolution 3 The Act of Union Chapter 3 Daniel O'Connell, 'The Liberator' 1 The campaign for Catholic Emancipation 2 O'Connell and the Whigs 1830-40 3 The Repeal Campaign 1840-4 4 Peel and Irish Reform 5 O'Connell: The Last Years Study Guide Chapter 4 The Great Famine 1 Introduction 2 Background and Causes of the Great Famine 3 The Response of the British Government 3 The Results of the Great Famine Study Guide Chapter 5 Gladstone and Irish Reform 1868-82 1 Gladstone and Ireland 1868-74 2 The Rise of Parnell 3 Parnell and the Land League 4 Gladstone and Parnell 1880-2 Study Guide Chapter 6 Gladstone, Parnell and Home Rule 1 Parnell and the Irish Parliamentary Party 1882-5 2 The First Home Rule Bill 1886 3 The Fall of Parnell 4 The Second Home Rule Bill 1893 Study Guide Chapter 7 The Ulster Problem 1 The Origins of Ulster Unionism 2 The Liberals and Home Rule 1906-12 3 Ulster Resistance 4 1914: Year of Crisis Study Guide Chapter 8 The Making of Anglo-Irish Settlement 1 Ireland and the First World War 2 The Easter Rebellion 1916 3 Sinn Fein 4 The Government of Ireland Act 1920 5 The Anglo-Irish War 1919-21 6 The Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921 7 Conclusion Study Guide