Welcome to the 23rd episode of “We Effed Up,” where we continue the never-ending saga of English screwing with Ireland, featuring a familiar villain from the American Revolution. Sources<ul><li>Bew, John. Castlereagh: A Life. Oxford U. Press, Oxford, 2011.</li><li>Elliot, Marianne. Partners in Revolution: The United Irishmen and France. Yale U. Press, New Haven, 1982.</li><li>Geoghan, Patrick. The Irish Act of Union, 1798-1801. Gill &amp; Macmillan, Dublin, 1999.</li><li>Johnson, Paul. Ireland, Land of Troubles: A History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day. Holmes &amp; Meier, London, 1982.</li><li>Whelan, Kevin. The Tree of Liberty: Radicals, Catholicism, and the Construction of Irish Identity, 1760-1830. Cork U. Press, Cork, 1996.</li><li>Wickwire, Franklin and Mary. Cornwallis: The Imperial Years. U. of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1980.</li></ul> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 24: Eros

On this humorous and informative show, a long-time history lover and a history rookie discuss pivotal moments in time when someone effed up, and unwittingly changed the course of history.Cover art: The Course of Empire: Destruction, Thomas Cole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.