The Easter Rising and Ireland’s Road to Independence

The episode examines the Easter Rising of 1916, the British military response, and the political fallout that led Sinn Fein to seize power in the subsequent general election. We trace how those events set off a guerrilla campaign for independence, the Anglo‑Irish Treaty of 1921, partitioning Northern Ireland and the civil war inside the new Free State. Finally we consider what this struggle meant for Britain’s relationship with its former province and how it shaped the modern political map of the island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices