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Bezig met laden... The Rebel Countess: The Life and Times of Constance Markieviczdoor Anne Marreco
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a very well researched and comprehensive account of the life of Constance Markievicz and her journey to and involvement in Ireland's resistance including her founding of Fianna Éireann. In 1911, the Countess was jailed for the first time for her part in the demonstrations that took place against the visit of George V. She played an active role in the Easter Rising in 1916. She was imprisoned and describes her experiences of solitary confinement. She was sentenced to death; however her sentence was subsequently commuted to life in prison on account of the fact that she was female. She was released from prison in 1917, but was jailed again in 1918 for her part in anti-conscription activities. While in prison she was elected an MP standing as a Sinn Fein candidate. The Countess refused to take up her seat as it would have involved swearing an oath of allegiance to the king. After the civil war in Ireland, she toured America. She was also re-elected to the Dáil but her staunch republican views led her to being sent to jail again. In 1926, the Countess joined Fianna Fáil and she died in 1927. This is a fascinating account of a fearless revolutionary and is highly recommended. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
She was a vivid star in the constellation of remarkable men and women who created Ireland¿s political and literary renaissance in the early years of the twentieth century. Beautiful, admirable, aggravating Constance is chiefly known for her part in the Easter Rising of 1916, but how she came to be there is as strange a story as her role in it and what happened to her afterwards. Friend of Yeats, Sean O¿Casey, AE, Maud Gonne, James Connolly and others, she knew everyone significant in the Ireland of her time and was at the forefront of events from the first. Anne Marreco, with full access to family papers and hitherto unpublished materials has written a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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