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The First World War was a cause of the Easter Rising in 1916. First, John Redmond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary or  Home Rule party, declared Irish support for the British war effort, and committed t...

In spite of of the Tsar’s reformist intentions, the emancipation of the serfs starting in 1861 produced largely negative effects. Intended to improve the social conditions of peasants and to spur an impro...

Initially Britain did not join the EEC because it was not seen as desirable given the fact that Britain at the time that the EEC was being founded still believed that the empire could provide a better mar...

Unlike exam essays, historiography is very important for coursework, as the way in which you use and analyse the opinions of different historians plays a key role in the marking criteria. But this doesn’t...

The Conservative victory in 1951 is typically attributed either to the failures of Attlee’s government – devaluation, the Bevanite revolt – or to the achievements of Churchill’s opposition, including Lord...