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Battle of Sampford Courtenay 17 August 1549
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Battle of Sampford Courtenay 17 August 1549
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Sampford Courtenay, West Devon, was the end-point of the Prayer Book Rising, a protest in the southwest against the new Protestant mass. The rebels, who were repeatedly crushed by government forces (many of whom were German and Italian mercenaries), fought a decisive battle at Sampford Courtenay on 17 August 1549.... More
China, the Xinhai Revolution 1911
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China, the Xinhai Revolution 1911
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The 1911 Xinhai Revolution was a democratic nationalist revolt that overthrew the Qing imperial dynasty, which had been established in China since 1636. The revolt was led by a group of revolutionaries who were determined to eliminate the imperial system and establish the ‘Republic of China’. When, on 10 October... More
Easter Rising, Dublin 25 April 1916
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Easter Rising, Dublin 25 April 1916
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The plan for the Easter Rising was developed secretly by a Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The actual rebellion was to be executed by the paramilitary Irish Volunteers under the guise of a ‘field day’. However, the moderate Chief of Staff of the Volunteers, Eoin MacNeill, discovered the... More
Easter Rising: The British Recovery 26–28 April 1916
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Easter Rising: The British Recovery 26–28 April 1916
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The British authorities in Dublin were aware a rising was planned for Easter Monday, 1916, under the cover of ‘demonstrations’ planned by the paramilitary Irish Volunteers. Their fears were allayed when Volunteer leader Eoin MacNeill announced the cancellation of the demonstrations, but a faction led by Padraig Pearse, the Irish... More
Europe in 1789
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Europe in 1789
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In 1789 the French Revolution began. Not only did it have profound and lasting effects on the political future of France, it began a series of drastic changes in the systems of power and alliances across Europe. From the initial fighting within France, revolutionary ideas permeated across the border and... More
Haitian Revolution 1791–1803
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Haitian Revolution 1791–1803
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A former slave and educated Roman Catholic, Toussaint L’Ouverture (the ‘Black Napoleon’) led the Haitian Revolution in 1791. L’Ouverture, inspired by the French Revolution and its rhetoric of equality and independence and appalled by the abuses suffered by generations of African slaves at the hands of white planters, joined the... More
Interregnum to Restoration 1651–89
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Interregnum to Restoration 1651–89
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‘The Scots have dealt very ill with me – very ill’ said Charles II, according to the diarist, Samuel Pepys. Once firmly ensconced on the English throne, Charles would take his revenge at leisure, ignoring the Scottish parliament, ruling there through commissioners. This royal rancour appears ungrateful, given that in... More
O’Neill’s Rising 1595–1601
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O’Neill’s Rising 1595–1601
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Hugh O’ Neill was no unruly Irish chieftain. Raised within the Pale, and awarded the Earlship of Tyrone by Queen Elizabeth, he carefully planned his insurrection. From the early 1590s he stockpiled arms and recruited mercenaries. He elicited promise of support from King Philip of Spain. In 1595, he struck,... More
Petrograd 1917
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Petrograd 1917
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Events in Petrograd in 1917 had the benefit of a full-dress rehearsal. In 1905, a series of famines and military humiliation in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05) led to revolution, including the first emergence of the Petrograd Soviet. By the fourth year of World War I, the same catalysts were in... More
Province of Kursk 1905
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Province of Kursk 1905
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The ‘Jacquerie’ or Peasants’ uprising began in February 1905, in Dmitriev in the Kursk governate. Its initial manifestation was remarkably disciplined and free from violence. Led by the ‘middle peasantry’, or smallholders, and organized through the mir, the local peasant assemblies, the rebels targeted estates, carting off stores of fodder... More
The Easter Rising: Dublin Castle 25 April 1916
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The Easter Rising: Dublin Castle 25 April 1916
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The Easter Rising was probably doomed before it began. The nationalist Roger Casement had arranged for the Germans to ship arms to the rebels; when the shipment was intercepted, the leading Irish Volunteers commander, Eoin MacNeill, withdrew from the enterprise. However, the rebels forfeited their main opportunity to prolong resistance... More
The Easter Rising: Immediate Response 25–26 April 1916
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The Easter Rising: Immediate Response 25–26 April 1916
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In the immediate aftermath of the Easter uprising the British authorities, taken by surprise, responded cautiously, uncertain of the forces and armaments arrayed against them. Martial law was declared on 25 April, and Brigadier General William Lowe arrived from Curragh barracks to take command of British operations. The approaches to... More