Nick Maxwell Sir, —In the January/February issue (HI 13.1) Professor John Horne gives an illuminating account of the origins and rise to power of Fascism in Italy and of National Socialism in Germany. I have only two cavils with his article. After examining arguments for and against the notion that the two movements had enough in common … Read more
Dublin-in-Print is holding an exhibition to formally launch its project which was established in December 1994 with the aim of creating a database index for The Freeman’s Journal. The exhibition will consist of a collection of articles from The Freeman’s Journal outlining the various issues which the paper reported upon in the winter of 1846/7. … Read more
Sir, —I greatly enjoyed Helena Kelleher Kahn’s piece on ‘The Yelverton Affair’ of 1861 (HI 13.1, Jan./Feb. 2005). A cause célèbre can be like a time capsule, accurately preserving incidentally forgotten aspects of history, society and sensibility. Ms Kahn is certainly right in saying that the Yelvertons had an ambiguous reputation. The founder of the … Read more
Local heritage groups and history projects could soon benefit from a £16 million grant from the Peace and Reconciliation Fund. The money is to go to promoting business and culture in Northern Ireland and the six southern border counties. It is estimated that at least one third of the monies will go towards cross-border cultural … Read more
Sir, —If Sir Henry Wilson (Henry Hughes Wilson, to give him his full name) is best remembered for the circumstances of his death, why then were we not told about his assassins—Reginald Dunn (known as ‘Reggie’ Dunn among the earliest group of Irish students at St Mary’s College, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham) and Joseph O’Sullivan—both ex-British … Read more