Easter Rising: When Ireland Erupted

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• MI

  @michaelsinger4638 · 4 years ago

  The British managed to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory with how they bungled the aftermath.<br><br>They turned failed rebels into martyrs.

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• JH

  @jheck2722 · 4 years ago

  &quot;Twas better to die &apos;neath an Irish sky than at Suvla or Sud-El-Bar&quot;

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• TH

  @The_Republic_of_Ireland · 4 years ago (edited)

  Simon...God bless you. All we need now is the War of Independence and Civil War and we&apos;ll have the full Irish trilogy

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• EU

  @eunanmcgoldrick7366 · 4 years ago

  Hey Simon, I&apos;m irish and the scars of this event are still deeply felt in my country and this is the best retelling of the rising I&apos;ve seen by a non Irish source

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• PL

  @playstation10able · 4 years ago

  It&apos;s amazing how this video literally covers an entire secondary schools term worth of History in 25 minutes. Nice job

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• LA

  @laughingowl7896 · 4 years ago

  &quot;The trouble was the vast majority of Irish found this merger about as appealing as a personal lap dance by King George himself.&quot; Love the quips. Keep them coming.

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• DA

  @dannymaguire4596 · 4 years ago

  The Easter Rising wasn&apos;t only a defining moment in Irish History, but would be a spark that would light fires across the fight against the British Empire.

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• AR

  @Artur_M. · 4 years ago (edited)

  Speaking about failed uprisings, today we have the 159th anniversary of the start of the 1863 January Uprising in Poland (and Lithuania, Belarus and parts of Ukraine) against the Russian Empire.<br>It lasted for over a year, despite having very little chances of success to begin with.

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• RR

  @RRHardyHar · 4 years ago

  Finally! You don&apos;t know how long I&apos;ve been waiting for a quality video about the Easter Rising. I hope there are plans to cover the Irish War of Independence, the Civil War, and the ensuing Troubles. Keep up the great work!

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• PA

  @Paulco67 · 4 years ago (edited)

  As a Dublin man, I say you did a really good job! You could have shown photos of Kilmainham Jail as it’s the birthplace of the the road to freedom. You neglected to mention that Micheal Collins fought in the rebellion and went on to lead the War of Independence that removed the Union Jack from Dublin. <br>The rebels of 1916 knew they would lose and die but hoped they would inspire a bigger response from the Irish. How right they were.....

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• FR

  @freddieellis8449 · 4 years ago

  Been to the GPO building on O’Connell Street. It’s still bears the bullet scars!

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• RO

  @robdon3472 · 4 years ago

  Gotta do the two sequels on the war following war for independence and civil war at some point. Fucking crazy time

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