581. The Irish Civil War: The Killing of Michael Collins (Part 2)

July 09, 2025

Description

After the assassination of Sir Henry Wilson and the signing of the polarising Anglo-Irish Treaty, how did the bombastic Battle of the Four Courts break out in Dublin? With British guns opening...

Books Referenced

Great Hatred

Author: Ronan McGreevy

Context:

Ronan McGreevy is introduced as the author of this book on the assassination of Sir Henry Wilson.

The Riddle of the Sands

Author: Erskine Childers

Context:

Erskine Childers is described as 'a very famous author, the author of The Riddle of the Sands' in the context of his execution by the provisional government during the Civil War.

The Republic

Author: Charles Townsend

Context:

Tom Holland reads a passage from the end of this book about the emergent Irish state becoming a remarkably stable democracy despite its tyrannical appearance to Republican victims.