A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

Showing posts with label Irish Home Rule. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Irish Home Rule. Show all posts

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Flashback, July 1914: War Threat Made with Eyes on Germany, Ireland

When Baron Giesl von Gieslingen, the ambassador from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, presented an ultimatum to the government of Serbia on...

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

This Day in British History (Parliament Act Curbs Lords’ Power)

August 10, 1911—Temperatures had climbed to 97 degrees outside, matching the intensity of the proceedings in Great Britain’s legislative bod...

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MikeT: I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand

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