The Anglo-Irish Treaty: Betrayal or Breakthrough?

The History of Ireland: Rebellion, Empire, and Independence — Fexingo History · Oct 1, 2026 · 7m · transcript

We left off with the shadow of Kilmainham and the long exile of the Wild Geese, but the story of Irish independence truly fractures in the winter of 1921. This episode dives into the tense, exhausted negotiations between Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith alongside British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. We explore how a fragile truce after the War of Independence collapsed into the Anglo-Irish Treaty, offering Dominion status rather than full Republic. Listen as we unpack the six counties that stayed in the North, the Oath of Allegiance to the Crown that felt like shackles to many, and…