Product Description: A fascinating examination of the life of Thomas Clarke, a member of the Fenians and was a key leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1916.

Product Description: Why did millions of starving people seem to accept their fate without rebelling? Why did people starve beside seas and rivers stocked with plenty of fish? Helen Litton succinctly deals with the Great Famine with clarity and compassion...read more

Product Description: This account of Ireland during World War II years challenges a few entrenched perceptions as well as providing new photographs of the bombed scenes at East Wall in Dublin and elsewhere. As always, historian Helen Litton writes in a lively and engaging style to tell the human story on the ground as well as that of the politicking behind the scenes...read more

Product Description: Exploring the myths and facts about Oliver Cromwell, this text presents a portrait of one of the most reviled figures in Anglo-Irish history.

Product Description: New edition to celebrate the renewed interest in 1916 and women s history - contains new material not published in previous editions. Kathleen Clarke was entrusted with all the plans and decisions of the Irish Republican Brotherhood prior to the Rising...read more

Product Description: In the eyes of the world Ireland is a Celtic country - the source of all Celtic wisdom and lore, untouched by the Roman Empire. Here the Celtic way of life and war was preserved for centuries. But just how Celtic is Ireland? Do we know whether the Celts arrived at all? If so, when? What was their real impact on this western island at the edge of the known world? Helen Litton explores "Celtic Ireland...read more