The Irish assassins : conspiracy, revenge, and the Phoenix Park murders that stunned Victorian England
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New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.
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Book
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xvii, 473 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-368) and index.
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"One sunlit evening, May 6, 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were funded by American supporters of Irish independence and carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans armed with specially-made surgeon's blades. They ended what should have been a turning point in Anglo-Irish relations. A new spirit of goodwill had been burgeoning between British Prime Minister William Gladstone and Ireland's leader Charles Stewart Parnell, with both men forging in secret a pact to achieve peace and independence in Ireland-with the newly appointed Cavendish, Gladstone's protégé, to play an instrumental role in helping to do so. The impact of the Phoenix Park murders was so cataclysmic that it destroyed the pact, almost brought down the government, and set in motion repercussions that would last long into the twentieth century. In a story that spans Donegal, Dublin, London, Paris, New York, Cannes, and Cape Town, Julie Kavanagh thrillingly traces the crucial events that came before and after the murders. From the adulterous affair that caused Parnell's downfall; to Queen Victoria's prurient obsession with the assassinations; and the investigation spearheaded by Superintendent John Mallon, also known as the "Irish Sherlock Holmes," culminating in the eventual betrayal and clandestine escape of leading Invincible James Carey and his murder on the high seas, The Irish Assassins brings us intimately into this fascinating story that shaped Irish politics and engulfed an Empire. This is an unputdownable book from one of our most "compulsively readable" (Guardian) writers"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kavanagh, J. (2021). The Irish assassins: conspiracy, revenge, and the Phoenix Park murders that stunned Victorian England (First edition.). Atlantic Monthly Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kavanagh, Julie, 1952-. 2021. The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge, and the Phoenix Park Murders That Stunned Victorian England. Atlantic Monthly Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kavanagh, Julie, 1952-. The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge, and the Phoenix Park Murders That Stunned Victorian England Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kavanagh, Julie. The Irish Assassins: Conspiracy, Revenge, and the Phoenix Park Murders That Stunned Victorian England First edition., Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.

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