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Henry Grattan and the Patriot Parliament of 1782
Episode 8 of The History of Ireland moves beyond the Penal Laws to the late 18th-century campaign for legislative independence. Lucas and Luna explore the rise of the Patriot Party led by Henry Grattan, the Volunteer movement that armed thousands of Protestants to demand free trade and an independent Irish parliament, and the dramatic 1782 moment when Grattan's Parliament achieved legislative autonomy from London. They discuss the limits of that independence—the Ascendancy's grip on power, the exclusion of Catholics from the franchise, and the growing tension that would soon explode…
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