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AS 2: Ireland and Britain 1789 to 1925

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How did the Home Rule crisis, the Easter Rising and the War of Independence lead to the partition of Ireland by 1925?

Home Rule and partition 1870 to 1925: Parnell and the Home Rule movement, the Ulster crisis, the 1916 Easter Rising, the rise of Sinn Fein, the War of Independence, and the partition of Ireland.
A focused CCEA AS-Level History guide to Home Rule and partition 1870 to 1925. Covers Parnell and the Home Rule movement, the Ulster crisis and unionist resistance, the 1916 Easter Rising, the rise of Sinn Fein, the War of Independence, and the partition of Ireland.
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How did the ideas of revolution lead to the 1798 Rising and the Act of Union, and how were they tested by 1815?

Ireland 1789 to 1815: the impact of the French Revolution, the United Irishmen, the 1798 Rebellion, the Act of Union of 1801, and Robert Emmet's rising of 1803.
A focused CCEA AS-Level History guide to Ireland 1789 to 1815. Covers the impact of the French Revolution, the founding and radicalisation of the United Irishmen, the 1798 Rebellion, the Act of Union of 1801, and Robert Emmet's failed rising of 1803.
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How did Catholic Emancipation, the Famine and the rise of new movements transform the Irish question between 1815 and 1870?

The Irish question 1815 to 1870: Daniel O'Connell, Catholic Emancipation and the Repeal campaign, the Great Famine, Young Ireland and 1848, and the rise of Fenianism and Gladstone's early reforms.
A focused CCEA AS-Level History guide to the Irish question 1815 to 1870. Covers Daniel O'Connell and Catholic Emancipation, the Repeal campaign, the Great Famine, Young Ireland and 1848, the rise of Fenianism, and Gladstone's first response to Ireland.
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