Introduction
As we get closer to our own time, the amount of material grows. In this course, we look at each century from the 1600s on. The first session of the course is a discussion on empires. The third session excerpts the Jacobite uprisings out of the 1600s/1700s as the outcome are quite consequential for the Gaels. The various treaties of union will feature, as does the development of the British Empire.
Throughout this program I try, whenever possible, to take the point of view from the Gaelic world – as best as can be done. Often this puts us in opposition to what I call ‘the default narrative,’ challenging assumptions often made when history is only obtained through official channels. That history often portrays an inevitability of outcome. Why bother learning more about what happened by considering other points of view? People are complex and so is history. To understand our present we need to look at our past – all of it. Only then can we made decisions about what kind of future we want to bring to fruition.
Note: the numbering system is for the entire program, which is why this part of the index starts with 6.
6.1 Session 9: Introduction to Empire
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[054] 6.1.1 Conceptualizing Empires
[055] 6.1.2 Terminology
[056] 6.1.3 Early Empires
[057] 6.1.4 Trade Networks
[058] 6.1.5 Origins of recent European Empires
[059] 6.1.6 English Origin Mythology
[060] 6.1.7 Appendix: Empires within Britain and Ireland
[061] 6.1.8 Appendix: Origins of the British Empire
[062] 6.1.9 Appendix: The Other ‘Celtic’ Nations
6.2 Session 10: The 1600s – A Century of Transition
[063] 6.2.1 Empire in the 1600s
[064] 6.2.2 Review and an overview of the 1600s
[065] 6.2.3 The Union of the Crowns
[066] 6.2.4 Plantations in Ireland and Elsewhere
[067] 6.2.5 The Origins of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (to 1649)
[068] 6.2.6 The Conclusion of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
[069] 6.2.7 The Origins of the Highland Clearances
[070] 6.2.7 The Restoration & Succession
6.3 Session 11: The Jacobite Uprisings
[071] 6.3.1 The Uprisings and Empire
[072] 6.3.2 The Glorious Revolution and the origins of Jacobitism
[073] 6.3.3 The Rising of 1689-1692 – Ireland to Glencoe
[074] 6.3.4 Scotland in the final years of the 17th century
[075] 6.3.5 Union of the Parliaments
[076] 6.3.6 The Rising of 1715
[077] 6.3.7 The Rising of 1719
[078] 6.3.8 The Rising of 1745
6.4 Session 12: The 1700s
[079] 6.4.1 Empire in the 1700s
[080] 6.4.2 Scotland in the 1700s, other than the Jacobite uprisings
[081] 6.4.3 The Highland Clearances accelerate
[082] 6.4.4 Ireland in the 18th century – famine and rebellion
[083] 6.4.5 Origins of the Celtic Revival
6.5 Session 13: The 1800s
[084] 6.5.1 Empire in the 1800s
[085] 6.5.2 Creating the United Kingdom
[086] 6.5.3 Later Highland Clearances
[087] 6.5.4 The Great Irish Famine
[088] 6.5.6 The Highland Land War
[089] 6.5.7 Highland Societies, Education, and Emigration
[090] 6.5.8 Irish Home Rule
[091] 6.5.9 The Celtic Revival
6.6 Session 14: The 1900s
[092] 6.6.1 Empire in the 1900s
[093] 6.6.2 Very brief overview of the 20th Century in Scotland
[094] 6.6.3 The drive for Irish home rule, 1900-1919
[095] 6.6.4 War to a republic, 1919 to 1949
[096] 6.6.5 Northern Ireland – The Troubles, 1969 to 1997
[097] 6.6.6 The conclusion of the Celtic Revival
[098] 6.6.7 Representation after the Celtic Revival
6.7 Session 15: The 2000s
[099] 6.7.1 Empire in the 2000s
[100] 6.7.2 Contemporary Issues – Introduction
[101] 6.7.3 Contemporary Issues – Identity
[102] 6.7.4 Contemporary Issues – Land
[103] 6.7.5 Contemporary Issues – Language & Education
[104] 6.7.6 Contemporary Issues – Commerce
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