Lionel de Rothschild and the Great Irish Famine

The origins of the British Relief Association By Norbert Götz                                       The obituary of Lionel de Rothschild (1808–1879) in The Times of London failed to point out the active part the baron played in organising British relief during the Great Irish Famine. This criticism was voiced by John B. Standish Haly, the former secretary of the ... Read more

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