Giving the Natives a Free Hand: The Irish Fight for Independence

October 22nd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 19 secs

1919, colonies, great britain, imperialism, ireland, irish history, season 1, world history

The Irish had tried to free themselves from British control for centuries, always to fail. But in 1922, the Irish Free State took its place among the world's independent nations. Learn how an election, a shadow government, and a key literally baked into a cake brought independence to Ireland--along with a bloody civil war.