{"podcast":{"title":"A History of Europe Key Battles","slug":"a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327","podcast_index_feed_id":745327,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/ae214237-27e8-43d6-b343-3c5facba584a","website_url":"https://www.historyeurope.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/620e4d74bbc3136c1d1225d9/show-cover.png","author":"Carl Rylett","episode_count":249,"summary":"A podcast on European conflicts from the perspective of each side to provide an alternative to the traditional national narratives. Going chronologically from the Ancient Greeks onwards I described to some extent how each battle was won or lost by particular decisions, tactics, technology or fortune. But the aim of each main narrative will be to place each battle in the context of the overall history of Europe. New series on the Interwar Years 1918-1945 begins 18th July 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327"},"episode":{"title":"81.1 War of Irish Independence - Background","slug":"81-1-war-of-irish-independence-background","published_at":"2026-01-30T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327/81-1-war-of-irish-independence-background","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ahistoryofeurope/episodes/war-of-irish-independence","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/ahistoryofeurope/e/697bd02165c54ec91965cb5f/media.mp3","summary":"In January 1919 a group of recently elected Sinn Fien MPs gathered in Dublin. There they proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic and adopted a ‘Declaration of Independence’, which asserted Ireland’s right to be a sovereign nation. I describe here the background to the Irish people's struggle for independence from the United Kingdom, including the Easter Rising 1916. Picture: Royal Irish Constabulary Opening Music: The Charlston. End Music by Nico Vettese www.historyeurope.net www.patreon.com/c/historyeurope https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles/id788893946 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In January 1919 a group of recently elected Sinn Fien MPs gathered in Dublin. There they proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic and adopted a ‘…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1209,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327/episodes/81-1-war-of-irish-independence-background/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles-745327/81-1-war-of-irish-independence-background.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}