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The Siege of Derry 1689: A City of Apprentice Boys
In the spring of 1689, as James II's Jacobite army marched on Ulster, one city chose to resist. The Siege of Derry lasted 105 days, a desperate stand that reshaped the course of Irish and British history. Lucas and Luna explore the opening of the gates by thirteen apprentice boys, the leadership of Governor George Walker, the failed relief at the Battle of the Fords, and the harrowing food crisis that pushed the city to the brink. They discuss the symbolic power of the 'No Surrender' cry, the controversial figure of Lundy, and how the siege became a founding myth for Ulster…
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