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Ireland's tangled relationship with empire

Ireland's tangled relationship with empire

Name: Ireland's tangled relationship with empire
Uploaded: 2024-01-30T15:59:44.134Z
Duration: 33 min 19 s
Description: Often described as England's first colony, Ireland has a long – and deeply complicated – relationship with empire. Rhiannon Davies speaks to historian Jane Ohlmeyer to learn more about this complex picture, from how Ireland was a 'laboratory of empire' to how imperialism influenced the clothing people wore.

Historian Jane Ohlmeyer reflects on Ireland's difficult relationship with imperialism in the early modern period

Rhiannon Davies

Published: January 31, 2024 at 11:29 AM

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Often described as England's first colony, Ireland has a long – and deeply complicated – relationship with empire. Rhiannon Davies speaks to historian Jane Ohlmeyer to learn more about this complex picture, from how Ireland was a 'laboratory of empire' to how imperialism influenced the clothing people wore.

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Rhiannon DaviesFreelance journalist

A former BBC History Magazine section editor, Rhiannon has long been fascinated by history and continues to write for HistoryExtra.com. She has appeared on the award-winning HistoryExtra podcast, interviewing experts on a variety of subjects, from Lucy Worsley discussing Agatha Christie to Sir Ranulph Fiennes on the perils of polar exploration

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