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Hosted by Alex · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 108 episodes
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A decolonial history podcast that studies how people all over the world have resisted empires and colonialism. Join me as I discuss a different conflict each season, highlighting the different tactics that were, and can still be used today, against imperialism, colonialism, and empire building.
Alex hosts Resisting Empire: A History Podcast, a history show with 108 episodes published.
I am very excited to be joined by historian Gerard Shannon and we discuss all things Liam Lynch and Rory O'Connor. Gerard Shannon is a public historian with a Masters in History in the School of Geography and History fro
In this final episode of season three, I discuss the 1924 Army Mutiny. In early 1923, the Cosgrave Administration tasked Richard Mulcahy with shrinking the National Army through demobilization. As he set about his task,
During the Irish Civil War, Kevin O'Higgins had a reputation of being an acerbic, elitist, imperialist who was responsible for the execution of 81 anti-treaty IRA men. Who was he during the Irish War of Independence? T
It is early 1923 and many anti-treaty commanders believe they cannot win this war militarily. However, Liam Lynch, the anti-treaty chief of staff and commander, believes victory is just around the corner, despite the gov
Eamon de Valera is probably the most famous Irish person of the 20th century. Listen to this episode to learn how he became involved in Sinn Fein and the fight for Irish liberation and how he set the stage for the Irish
In this episode I discuss some of the most well-known atrocities that occurred during the Irish Civil War such as the murders of Edwin Hughes, Brendan Holohan, and Joseph Rogers, three teenagers for putting up posters an
After the first phase of the Irish Civil War ended with the National Army holding major cities all over Ireland, the anti-treaty IRA switch to guerilla tactics. However, the anti-treaty IRA find these tactics as difficul
Richard Mulcahy was the IRA's chief of staff during the Irish War of Independence and retained his role as Minister of Defense as well as Chief of Staff of the Irish Free State army after Michael Collins died. He would p
It's a new year and after an unexpected and unwanted hiatus I'm back! While it feels awkward to discuss state executions considering what's happening in the world, but it's also important to understand how the Irish Free
A repost from my new podcast: Women Resisting Empire. Constance Markievicz is one of those legends from the fight for Irish Independence that seems bigger than life. She was born into an Anglo-Irish landowning family and
When the anti-treaty IRA were not fighting the Free State Army, they were fighting the Free State prison system. Learn about conditions in the Free State prisons, prison escapes, and the horrors anti-treaty women went th
Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith are dead, Britain is making it no secret that they think they Provisional Government doesn't have a chance in hell of surviving without Collins, and the Postal Workers are going on str
William T. Cosgrave took over the Provisional and later Free State government after the death of Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins. But who was he? Transcript Support this podcast by joining my Patreon
Just when things seem to be going well for the Provisional Governments, Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith, two giants in the Irish Liberation Movement die just days of each other. What chance does the Provisional Gover
Even though the Provisional Government cleared the anti-treaty IRA forces out of Four Courts, they still experienced guerilla warfare in Dublin City. Those who did not remain in Dublin traveled to Wexford, a quiet county
The Free State Army was able to take the city of Kerry through an amphibious landing. Can they repeated their success by taking the city of Cork? Not if the anti-treaty IRA Cork No. 1 Brigade has anything to say about it
What does a brand new state do when it can't invade a port city by land? Well, it launches an amphibious landing of course. Learn how Paddy O'Daly invaded Kerry from the sea and the struggle he experienced in maintaining
The National Army of Ireland proved itself by taking Limerick city, but now the anti-treaty IRA have fortified their positions in the neighboring city of Kilmallock. Worse, the terrain was practically designed in the ant
The Provisional Government may have won control over Dublin, but the anti-treaty IRA hold several major cities in south Ireland, including Limerick. If the Provisional Governments takes Limerick, it will open a path into
I know I've been a bit MIA the past few months. Listen to this episode to find out what I've been working on and my plans for 2025 which include a new newsletter, two new sister podcasts, and merch! Support this podcast
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