The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (In Our Time)
1798 · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the momentum behind rebellion in Ireland in 1798, the people behind the rebellion and the impact over the next few years and after. Amid wider unrest, the United Irishmen set the rebellion on its way, inspired by the French and American revolutionaries and their pursuit of liberty.
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Around 1798
- Seven Years' War (1756)
- Great Famine of Ireland (1845)
- Presidency of George Washington (1789)
- Industrial Revolution (1760)
- American Declaration of Independence (1776)
- American Revolution (1765)
- Greek War of Independence (1821)
- Haitian Revolution (1791)
- Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Choral) (1824)
- Revolutions of 1848 (1848)