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crown and shamrock love and hate between ireland and the british monarchy
in this fascinating study of the links between ireland and the british monarchy well known writer and journalist mary kenny has found a fresh perspective in the relationship between britain and ireland . the relationships between royalty past and present are examined and illustrated in an absorbing beautifully written account . based on unique access to the royal archives in windsor and other historical materials the book reveals some previously unappreciated aspects of the crown and shamrock including edward viis exceptionally benign attitudes to catholics george vs obsessive worries about civil war between north and south and how ireland was constitutionally altered and morally riven by the abdication crisis of 1936 . it also traces the parallel rise of irelands alternative monarchy the pope and the ceremonial role of the catholic church which all but replaced the ritual of discarded royalty .
paperback dufour editions 2009 isbn13 9781905494989 isbn10 190549498x
book type nf isbn 13 9781905494989 number of pages 394 publisher dufour editions release date 62135769600000