EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 13 MIN

Bloody Sunday – The Day That Changed the Troubles

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

The episode retraces the tragic January 1972 confrontation in Derry where British soldiers opened fire on a march of unarmed Catholic protestors, killing thirteen. It examines contemporary accounts and the Widgery and Saville inquiries, the controversies that followed, and how the event reshaped trust between communities and policing policy over subsequent decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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