1916 Easter Rising

Rebellion is a drama that breaks the mold
Reviews & Culture

Rebellion is a drama that breaks the mold

Netflix’s new drama Rebellion, set during the 1916 Easter Rising, has been greeted with much hype. Some of it is justified.
17 May 2016
‘Justice can make but one reply’ - how Sylvia Pankhurst helped expose the repression of the Easter Rising
In Depth

‘Justice can make but one reply’ – how Sylvia Pankhurst helped expose the repression of the Easter Rising

Sylvia Pankhurst, the militant anti-war socialist and suffragette, was in Newcastle when she first heard news of the Easter Rising in Dublin in April 1916.
22 March 2016
1916 in Ireland - a rising against empire
In Depth

1916 in Ireland – a rising against empire

At the height of the First World War a rebellion was staged in Britain’s oldest colony. Simon Basketter looks at how Irish rebels took over Dublin 100 years ago
02 February 2016