The Irish Identity: Independence, History, and Literature

The Penal Laws and Protestant Ascendancy

Educational 1 Nov 2016 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: Studying the Irish political context with a probe of the rise of William of Orange, who restores Protestantism to England and enacts severe penal codes that oppress Irish Catholics; learning how writers such as Jonathan Swift champion the Irish poor.

Educational 1 Nov 2016 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Information

Released: 2016
Run Time: 31 min
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.