Anonn Is Anall: the Peter Berresford Ellis column

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Sophie Bryant (2)

The second installment of Peter Berresford Ellis's two-part feature on the life and work of the Irish feminist, educationalist and nationalist, Sophie Bryant
2007-04-24 13:40:42

Sophie Bryant (1)

The first installment of Peter Berresford Ellis's two-part feature on the life and work of the Irish feminist, educationalist and nationalist, Sophie Bryant
2007-03-13 14:43:49

Irish Self-Determination League of Great Britain, 1919-24

Peter Berresford Ellis examines the role and significance of the Irish Self-Determination League of Great Britain (1919-1924), established in London during the Irish War of Independence
2007-01-30 12:21:37

Relax - we're all Anglo-Saxon anyway!

Peter Berresford Ellis takes issue with Professor Stephen Oppenheimer's claim to have dropped a "bombshell" amongst Celtic scholars by concluding that the populations of Britain have not changed, biologically at least, from pre-Celtic through Celtic to the Anglo-Saxon
2006-11-23 17:58:38

'One of a kind' Welshman and friend of Ireland

Peter Berresford Ellis offers a personal memory of Kenneth Griffith, actor, documentary filmaker and socialist idealist who died earlier this year
2006-09-08 13:49:52

A hunger for justice

Peter Berresford Ellis provides a short history of hunger-strikes in Ireland
2006-04-06 20:08:16

Seizing the GPO in 1916 made military sense

The 1916 leaders seized what would have been today the country’s vital telecommunications centre – in a strategic and sophisticated plan close off British lines of command and allow the Irish rebellion to succeed, writes Peter Berresford Ellis
2006-02-12 16:06:54

Michael Davitt:

In the centenary year of his death, Peter Berresford Ellis examines the contribution of Michael Davitt to the struggle for Irish political emancipation and looks at two contradictory assessments of the Land League leader
2006-01-20 14:19:53

Celibacy in the Catholic Church

In the first of a two-part series, Peter Berresford Ellis looks at the politics and philosophy behind the Catholic church’s rules on marriage and celibacy
2005-08-19 15:41:18

Remember Fontenoy!

Peter Berresford Ellis reminds us of the Irish contribution to the battle of Fontenoy in the War of Austrian Succession and of the particular significance of this year's commemoration for members of the Irish Literary Society
2005-05-19 10:47:38

Irish 'famines': acts of god, colonial mismanagement or genocide?

Peter Berresford Ellis asks whether the spate of 'famines' which afflicted Ireland during the 18th and 19th centuries were caused by acts of God, over- reliance on the potato, or were due to English colonial mismanagement or something even more sinister
2005-01-06 16:23:04

Charles Bradlaugh and Ireland

Historian Peter Berresford Ellis explains how Charles Bradlaught youthful experiences, whilst serving in the British army in Ireland, influenced the political development of this prominent English freethinker, republican and supporter of Irish Home Rule
2004-10-06 16:20:14

Ireland's forgotten 'Rockite' rebellion

Peter Berresford Ellis sheds some light on the identity of the mysterious ‘Captain Rock’ and the militant agrarian movement active in the south west of Ireland in the early part of the 19th century
2004-07-27 19:50:19

Born in a stable? - The identity of the Irish diaspora

Peter Berresford Ellis looks at the role of the Irish abroad, and those who claim to be Irish, in the nation's struggle
2004-04-02 07:55:37

Reclaiming Robert Emmet

As his bi-centennial year draws to a close, the image of Robert Emmet remains as shrouded in mystery and romance as ever. But thanks to the exhaustive work of one historian, Emmet is finally being viewed by the world at large as not just a great romantic, but a great revolutionary as well
2004-02-01 14:25:07

The mental toll of revolution

Peter Berresford Ellis looks at the hidden cost of armed insurrection in Ireland
2003-12-23 20:40:57

Another Democrat milesone

Peter Berresford Ellis looks back on the sixteen years he has been writing a column for the Irish Democrat
2003-07-17 11:20:20

An influential historian of Irish labour

Peter Berresford Ellis on the life of the journalist and historian R M Fox, who helped shape the tumultuos times in which he lived
2003-05-23 11:09:57

A lesson in language revival

Peter Berresford Ellis examines the campaign to revive the Slovenian language and argues that while the Slovenian peoples’ determination to hang on to their language should have been an inspiration to the Irish, language revival can only succeed where people want it to
2003-03-10 10:53:39

The perils of religious mysticism

Peter Berresford Ellis points to United Irish support for a Jewish state in Palestine and appeals for an end to Zionist racism, intolerance and land-grabbing
2002-12-29 15:07:01

'Mick' Mannock: fighter pilot and curious socialist

Peter Berresford Ellis gets beneath the British-generated myth surrounding the exploits of World War One fighter pilot Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock and finds a complex and contradictory Irishman committed to Home Rule and socialism (October/November 2002 edition)
2002-10-03 14:11:35

Another nation divided

Peter Berresford Ellis looks at the origins of the recent nuclear-war-threatening confrontation between India and Pakistan and argues that unity and independence for Kashmir lies at the heart of the solution -- not least of all for the Kashmiri peoples themselves (August/September 2002 edition)
2002-07-30 10:12:25

A royal by any other name?

Peter Berresford Ellis explores the origins of the fake House of 'Windsor' and highlights some of the more questionable links between the British royals and their German relatives (June/July 2002 edition)
2002-05-29 11:33:11

Lest we forget: Life in Northern Ireland before 'the troubles'

Peter Berresford Ellis recalls a disturbing but enlightening visit to the six counties in 1964 and reminds us that the consequence of Westminster's refusal to 'lance the festering boil' that was Northern Ireland was the eruption of violence which followed a few years later (April/May 2002 edition)
2002-03-29 11:40:51

Biafra: a tragedy set to be repeated?

Peter Berresford Ellis looks at the impact of Britain’s colonial legacy on post-independence Nigeria and warns that the desire for national self-determination remains undiminished among the country’s 15-million Ibo people. (February/March 2002 edition)
2002-02-03 16:28:57

Jonathan Swift: reluctant revolutionary

Peter Berresford Ellis examines of the politics of Gulliver's Travels author Jonathan Swift and assesses his contribution to the struggle for Irish independence (Dec 2001/Jan 2002 edition)
2001-11-26 22:51:51

A potent symbol of freedom

Peter Berresford Ellis recounts the history of Dublin's Liberty Hall and highlights its significance as a focal point in the struggle for social, political and national independence in Ireland (Oct/Nov 2001 edition)
2001-10-02 12:29:20

The challenge to the UK state

Peter Berresford Ellis uncovers the myths surrounding the creation of the United Kingdom and looks at the weaknesses at its seams (Aug/Sept 2001 edition)
2001-10-01 15:34:47