Screen LibraryCrown and shamrock：love and hate between Ireland and the British monarchy
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New Island,
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| Publisher Address: | Dublin |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xv, 394 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781905494989 (pbk.) 190549498X (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | D856 |
| CLC: |
D856.225.61 D856.125.62 |
| Call Number: | D856.225.61/K368 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-381) and index. Introduction. Royal Event in a Republican Childhood -- Prologue: Before Victoria: A very brief history of Ireland and Monarchy from 1014-1837 -- Ch. 1. Victoria: Great Empress or Famine Queen? -- Ch. 2. King Edward: 'Friend of our Pope', 1901-10 -- Ch. 3. George V: Revolution and Partition -- Ch. 4. From Allegiance to Abdication, 1921-37 -- Ch. 5. George VI and 'Leaving the Family', 1936-52 -- Ch. 6. Monarchy and Republic: Parity of Esteem? -- Epilogue: Should Queen Elizabeth be Invited to Ireland? With a state visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the Irish Republic expected in 2009, the first royal visit since 1911, Mary Kenny traces the complex relationship between the Irish and the British Crown. Based on unique access to the Royal Archives in Windsor, and other historical material as well as on personal memoir, Mary Kenny reveals some previously unappreciated aspects of the Crown and Shamrock ... Traces the complex relationship between the Irish and the British Crown. This book presents a study of Ireland's relationship with the British Crown. |