Tag Archives: Ireland — History

Terrorism: Politics by Other Means

Franklin Ford and Charles Townshend discuss terrorism and public order, especially as it was playing out in mid-twentieth-century Ireland and the Middle East. At the time of this interview, Ford, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1983-84), was professor … Continue reading

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European Royalty and Politics

Charles Carlton, the author of Royal Childhoods, discusses the childhoods of several English kings and queens from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II. In the second segment [15:00], Vincent Comerford discusses his research project at the National Humanities Center entitled “Confessional … Continue reading

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