THE IRA: THE WAR THAT LASTED A CENTURY

Episode 14 | Human History — Groups & MovementsIn this History episode we focus on the Irish Republican Army — a century of armed struggle for Irish independence that began with guerrilla warfare against the British Empire, produced the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and ended with one of the most delicate peace agreements in modern history.This episode covers the Easter Rising and its executions, Michael Collins and the War of Independence, Bloody Sunday, the decades of bombing campaigns in Britain and Northern Ireland, Bobby Sands and the hunger strikes, and the Good Friday Agreement that finally ended it.It took 30 years of killing to reach a peace that both sides could live with. It is still holding.#HistoryMystery #IRA #IrishHistory #HistoryPodcast #NorthernIreland