Thursday, February 18, 2010

Revision - Sovereignty and Partition -The Belfast Blitz 1941

Check out this useful video about the Belfast Blitz 1941.

Revision - Dictatorship and Democracy - Propaganda

Check out an interview with Leni Riefenstahl - key personality. Includes footage from Nuremburg Rally.


Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Revision - The Eucharistic Congress 1932

Check out newsreel footage of 1. The Papal Legate's welcome to Ireland. 2. Celebrations during the religious festival, including Mass in The Phoenix Park and a procession through the Dublin City Centre and O Connell St.
See also the useful article " On show to the world: The Eucharistic Congress of 1932" in History Ireland. Click on the link below.
http://www.historyireland.com/volumes/volume15/issue6/features/?id=114156

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Revision - Sovereignty and Partition - Easter 1916

Check out two short videos on the events of the 1916 Rising. 1. Includes eyewitness testimony 2. Includes useful footage of the aftermath of 1916 and photgraphs from the time.




Thursday, February 4, 2010

Revision - Sovereignty and Partition

Check out this very short summary of some of the key events surrounding the Anglo Irish Treaty.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Revision - The Jarrow March /Crusade

Check out this short video created by a student about The Jarrow March - a useful starting point for Revision. It includes some good primary source footage.