HIST 417 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pathogenic Fungus, Catholic Association, Direct Relief
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Ireland could never compete with rapid english industrialization. Government of ireland thus remains distinct from england. Still have vibrant self-governing central government in ireland. Thus had bigger state experiments in ireland. Didn"t solve tradition of subversion and rural unrest. 1803, brits and french go to war again, united irish attempt uprising. Couldn"t sit in parliament or access higher offices of state. William pitt the younger had proposed emancipation as a part of union. Idea was to create safely diluted catholic minority in uk. But didn"t play out, largely due to opposition of george iii. Thought emancipation would breach his coronation oath. Emergence of irish catholics as poli entity. In early 1800s, no real prospects for nationalism. England suffered no losses, irish poli power significantly decreased. Persistent use of union as symbol of brit exploitation. Though more revisionist historians do ascertain some benefit to ireland in. What did union not do? the long term.
