Source C is a speech by the leader of the Irish Nationalists John Redmond. Source C says " the idea of two nations in Ireland is revolting and hateful" From this we are able to see the extremist view he has and his strong views towards the exclusion of ulster from the home rule bill. Redmond wanted the whole of Ireland independent, we know this from when the source says " The proposed exclusion of Ulster would mean the disintegration of our nation for all time" by this Redmond is saying that by separating ireland it would make them beyond repair and would cause them to crumble. Therefore Source C is showing the extremist view of the Irish Nationalists. Redmond had been fighting for the home rule bill to be passed.
Swift draws on the long-standing perception among the English and the Anglo-Irish ruling classes of the Irish as a barbaric people. Swift neither confirms nor negates this assumption altogether. He indicts the Irish Catholics for the extent to which they dehumanize themselves through their baseness and lack of self-respect. He also, however, admonishes those who would accuse the poor for their inhumane lack of compassion. And, he critiques the barbarism of a mode of social thought that takes economic
S7 also highlights the importance of the conscription crisis, which can be argued to be a result of British ignorance, or the manipulation and stirring up by the revolutionary party Sinn Fein which also had a key role in the conflict. Finally it can also be argued that other factors were involved, which allowed the Irish conflict to be triggered, such as the failure of Home Rule and the breakdown of the IPP particularly during the Ulster Crisis, and after the Easter Rebellion of 1914. To an extent, it can be argued that the main cause of the Anglo-Irish conflict of 1919-21 was nationalist extremism. Hepburn asses that 'their [extremists] first opportunity' arose during the Ulster Crisis, in events such as the Larne gun-running incident April 1914, which ultimately resulted a race between extreme nationalists and Ulster Unionists to become armed . The source describes how the extremists then spiralled
Exploration of how Yeat’s presents the Irish in September 1913 and other poems In the poem September 1913 W.B. Yeat’s presents the Irish primarily as monochromatically divided between the Revolutionaries of Ireland at the time, fighting for independence from the United Kingdom, and the wealthy merchants of Ireland. In the poem Yeat’s clearly glorifies the Revolutionaries and damns those who he believes have lost ‘sense’ of what is important – and who are focused on their own personal wealth and not the greater good of Ireland. Moreover, it can be said that Yeat’s divides Irish people in September 1913 into two simply disparate groups; those who live to fight for a cause, and those who do not. In terms of language used by Yeat’s in the poem, he uses particular phrases to demonstrate his explicit disdain for the wealthy merchants and exemplifies his distaste for capitalist obsession with money and religion; in the first stanza he refers to them as “fumble(ing) in a greasy till”, the word ‘fumble’ evokes an image of haste and thus creates a sense of desperation within the merchants.
Starting with the source in question, Dawson claims in Source V that ‘conclusions on Wolsey seem to carry an air of disappointment’. It is easy to see how this may appear to be the case when you consider some of the policies put into place by Wolsey, for example, the Amicable Grant of 1925, a non-parliamentary tax put into place in order to raise the funds that Henry required to be able invade France, backfired greatly and had violent repercussions, starting with refusal to pay and developing into full-blown riots in areas such as Suffolk and East Anglia. This made Wolsey extremely unpopular, which is alluded to in Source T, which claims that his ‘arrogance and ambition aroused against himself the hatred of the whole country’. The source works hard to paint a negative picture of Wolsey, describing him as ‘destested by everyone’. Also, as Source V comes from a modern historian, there are no personal affiliations had with Wolsey that may cloud the judgment of the writer, which therefore means there is no reason that the source would deliberately attempt to portray Wolsey in a biased way, making the Source more reliable.
September 1913 and London “September” 1913 by William Butler Yates and “London” by William Blake although is written in a different time period but, it is very similar. Both of the poems are informing people about the tragedies that are happening in their country. September 1913 is notifying people that nationalism is dying down and the upper class who only cares about money is taking over in Ireland. On the other hand, the poem London is apprising people that everyone in London is affected by the industrialization. In both poems, people are affected by the change in society however; in September 1913 the speaker accepted the fate of Ireland and in London the speaker is striving for help from the upper class.
As well as that, there was a very bad harvest in 1621 which caused widespread distress and finally there was wide support for anti-Spanish foreign policy. This meant that money was already short and James had to accept this, but he was a very extravagant king and would struggle to come to terms with not being able to have everything he wanted. Stress would have been a big factor and tension would have been big between the king and Parliament. A main reason that James felt the royal prerogative was under threat in the 1621 Parliament is because of monopolies. Monopolists such as Sir Giles Mompesson and Sir Francis Mithcell were impeached for their corrupt practices in monopolies such as licensing alehouses where many of these alehouses were illegal gambling dens or partly brothels.
A. “A Modest Proposal” In “A Modest Proposal,” the author Jonathan Swift uses a somewhat sarcastic and bitter tone. His bitterness is shown because he degrades the female race by calling them beggars, and being promiscuous with having multiple children barking at their heels, helplessly. Swift includes that the infants born by these mothers will be of no beneficial use in his town because they will grow up to be thieves, leave their dear native country, or sell themselves to the “Barbadoes.” The authors sarcasm is shown when he talks about how he will take in the whole number of infants at a certain age. Swift says that seeing the infants in the arms or on the backs of the mother and father is such a grievance or distress for the state.
The political theme of A Modest Proposal is that of societal ills inflicted by policies that feed to the greedy. The Absurdities carried out in A Modest Proposal is used to attack contemporary English and Irish politics. The figurative “devouring” of Ireland’s resources by England’s policies and by wealthy Irish landowners criticizes the positions of both parties. In exposing the rationalizations of the irrational narrator, Swift is exposing the rationalizations used by many wealthy English landowners, who often use such generalizations to cover up or explain away the true sources of poverty. The way in which Swift expresses the irrationality and greed of the wealthy English landowners is through humor.
Similarly Source K exhibits the hatred Ulster Unionists felt towards Home Rule as they ‘would resort to force’ to ensure their prosperity was not compromised by a terrorists wishes to become independent. The media displayed negative views to Parnell also, Source R indicates how publications like The Times linked Parnell to Fenianism, ‘series of articles on ‘Parnelism and Crime’. Being associated with Parnell made Gladstone’s struggle for Home Rule harder, perhaps the reasons the 1886 Bill failed both houses but the 1893 Bill made it through Common’s as Parnell’s involvement in Home Rule had dramatically decreased in the years beforehand. The split in the Liberal party meant internally the party had opposition indicating that while divided amongst themselves there was no chance to defeat the conservative dominated House of Lords. Overall numerous factors contributed to the downfall of both Bills but the main reason inevitably was the immediate rejection to the Bill by the Conservatives as it opposed what they believed so neither Parnell or Gladstone could