The Year That Was
Giving the Natives a Free Hand: The Irish Fight for Independence
October 22nd, 2019 · 48 mins 19 secs
The Irish had tried to free themselves from British control for centuries, always to fail. But in 1922, the Irish Free State took its place among the world's independent nations. Learn how an election, a shadow government, and a key literally baked into a cake brought independence to Ireland--along with a bloody civil war.