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  • The British Withdrew from Ireland with Great Speed and Remarkably Little Bloodshed

     

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Published: 26.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Few would argue that the history of British rule in Ireland is a long and bloody one. However in order to assess the true nature of Britain's withdrawal from Ireland it is necessary to select a reasonable time frame within which the first steps towards Independence were taken and the eventual end of British rule in Ireland. Some would argue that the rebellion of 1798 saw the commencement of Ireland's bid for sovereignty thus extending the period of British withdrawal substantially. Alternatively one could argue that Britain has yet to complete its withdrawal from Ireland thus attributing the decades of violence in Northern Ireland to this withdrawal process. For the purpose of this essay I have taken the view that the process of withdrawal began with William Gladstone's premiership during which the first practical steps were taking by any British government towards ending British rule in Ireland. Similarly I have chosen the approval by the Dail of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in January 1922 as the point at which the withdrawal process was completed.
Gladstone was elected Prime Minister in 1886 and upon entering office he declared that it was his mission to 'pacify Ireland' , pledging firstly the disestablishment of the church of Ireland along with sweeping land reforms. Over the following twenty-two years he would make great strides towards the withdrawal of the British institutions in Ireland. …

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