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Ep. 28 – Military Recruitment in Ireland, 1916 – Dr William Butler

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Dr William Butler (University of Kent) talks on ‘Can you any longer resist the call?’ Military Recruiting in Ireland, 1916. This was part of the branch’s Somme Conference held in October 2016. The normal routine of interviews will begin after the summer break. Your brow...


Horatio Bottomley: media mogul, public orator and fraudster

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Horatio Bottomley was, for around 15 years either side of the First World War, one of the best-known and most popular figures in British public life. A Member of Parliament he was also a media mogul, public orator but also a swindler and fraudster. His eventual fall was – with hindsight – as inevitable as it was deserved. His story, which is sum...