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A Popular History of Ireland: from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics, Book 07

by Thomas D’Arcy McGee

Thomas D’Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 7 subtitled “Unionized Crowns of England and Ireland”, addresses the Tudor period, particularly the actions of Woolsey and Henry VIII, before the Reformation, in 1541. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

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Total running time: 1:05:17
Read by Sibella Denton

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 – Irish Policy of Henry VIII During the Lifetime of Cardinal Wolsey – 00:10:15
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  [mp3@128kbps - 9.8MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 5.4MB]
• 02 – The Insurrection of Silken Thomas … Administration of Lord Leonard Grey – 00:11:17
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  [ogg vorbis - 6.0MB]
• 03 – Sir Anthony St Leger … Henry VIII Proclaimed at London and Dublin – 00:23:25
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  [mp3@128kbps - 22.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 13MB]
• 04 – Adhesion of O’Neil, O’Donnell, and O’Brien … Retrospect – 00:20:20
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  [mp3@128kbps - 19.5MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 11MB]

Cataloged on October 24, 2008