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Jonathan Bardon covers all the obvious things: the invasions, battles, development of towns and cities, the Reformation, the Georgian era, the Famine, rebellions and resistance, the difference of Ulster, partition, the twentieth century. What makes his book so valuable, however, are the quirky subjects he chooses to illustrate how history really works: the great winter freeze of 1740 and the famine that followed; crime and duelling; an emigrant voyage; evictions. These episodes get behind the historical headlines to give a glimpse of past realities that might otherwise be lost to view. The author has retained the original episodic structure of the radio programmes. The result is a marvellous mosaic of the Irish past, delivered with clarity and narrative skill.
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Jonathan Bardon was born and educated in Dublin, but has spent most of his life as a teacher and lecturer in Belfast. He is, therefore, well acquainted with both parts of Ireland. He has an outstanding reputation as a narrative historian of rare ability.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Bardon's History of Ireland covers the ground in a different way than any other book addressing the same subject. It is based on episodes (250 of them) and uses material gleaned from painstaking and detailed research, much of it from very local sources. It is highly granular in its approach and the flow of "quotations" provides an understanding and flavor of the people and events of the time. This work struck me as moving from two dimensional history to the perspective given by three dimensions. The characters jump off the page.
The structure of the book - 250 chapters - comes from the fact that it was originally conceived as as BBC Radio series broadcasted daily for a full year. As a result each chapter is standalone which has the benefit that one can pick up this book and read any chapter (less than a 1000 words) in 10 to 15 minutes without having to have read what went before. It is a great book for dipping into.
This is a serious history book and sets a new standard in the way history should be written with its ease of accessibility. This is both a reference book and a bedside table companion. This is factual storytelling at its best.
The structure of the book - 250 chapters - comes from the fact that it was originally conceived as as BBC Radio series broadcasted daily for a full year. As a result each chapter is standalone which has the benefit that one can pick up this book and read any chapter (less than a 1000 words) in 10 to 15 minutes without having to have read what went before. It is a great book for dipping into.
This is a serious history book and sets a new standard in the way history should be written with its ease of accessibility. This is both a reference book and a bedside table companion. This is factual storytelling at its best.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent book that makes a very political history seem both interesting and personal. The episodes are written in language that transports you to the event. The quality was excellent and well worth the price!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i got this as a present for my mum, and she is really enjoying reading it, it is broken up into 250 small chapters. and is very easy to read, either from cover to cover or just to dip in and out of, as and when your looking for information about a certain historic event
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Required reading
This is a fantastic book, it should be required reading for everyone with any interest in Ireland. It's written in small sections that you can dip into, but not in the slightest... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Sam
Excellent book
This book is a must have for anyone with an interest in Irish history. It's easy going style, just 2 or 3 pages per chapter means you can read it from cover to cover or just dip in... Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2009 by A. Ballard
History for everyone
This is the first history book I have ever read cover to cover. It makes history accessible to anyone. Read more
Published on 21 July 2009 by J. M. Williams
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