{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/ae214237-27e8-43d6-b343-3c5facba584a/697bd02165c54ec91965cb5f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"81.1 War of Irish Independence - Background","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620e4d74bbc3136c1d1225d9/1769721721340-c102bc93-72ee-42cd-bd7f-ee42b6d70127.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In January 1919 a group of recently elected Sinn Fien MPs gathered in Dublin. There they proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic and adopted a ‘Declaration of Independence’, which asserted Ireland’s right to be a sovereign nation. I describe here the background to the Irish people's struggle for independence from the United Kingdom, including the Easter Rising 1916.</p><p><br></p><p>Picture: Royal Irish Constabulary</p><p>Opening Music: The Charlston. End Music by Nico Vettese</p><p><br></p><p>www.historyeurope.net</p><p>www.patreon.com/c/historyeurope</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles/id788893946</p>","author_name":"Carl Rylett"}