Sir,—The centenary of the Irish revolution has generated a huge and varied literature on what is often called the ‘Irish war of independence’. A number of other terms such as the ‘Tan War’ or the ‘Irish revolution’ were also in use. My tuppence-worth was an essay questioning the appropriateness of the term ‘war of independence’ … Read more
Sir,—In reply to Stephen Brown’s letter (HI 29.5, Sept./Oct. 2021), there has indeed been a ‘trend to dismiss the Civil War and to downplay it’. However, this is a trend in which Mr Brown himself appears also somewhat complicit. In restricting his criticism to the treatment of the Civil War within the ‘decade of centenaries’ … Read more
Sir,—On behalf of the Fellowship of Messines Association I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your recent editorials and your observations and positive comments on the Truth Recovery Process (TRP) as a means of addressing the legacy of our violent past. As an organisation made up of individuals from a broad … Read more
Sir,—To date I have written four books about Oliver Cromwell: Cromwell at Drogheda (Broin Print, 1993); Cromwell: an honourable enemy (Brandon Books, 1999); Cromwell was framed (Chronos Books, 2014); and The Protector: the fall and rise of Oliver Cromwell (Top Hat Books, 2022), the latter being a fictional biography. Recently (HI 29.5, Sept./Oct. 2021, Big … Read more