# Andrew Bonar Law

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Episode 8 - Panel 2b - The experience of Waterford loyalists in the revolutionary decade 1912-1923 - Dr. Pat McCarthy

“I had been brought up under the union jack and had no desire to live under any other emblem.” The words of C.P. Crane, a Tipperary R.M., in 1923, would have found an echo in the hearts of many of Waterford’s loyalist community. By 1926 their population had declined by 40% compared to 1911 and thos…

233 Uncle Shylock

By 1922, the Lloyd George government was challenged on many fronts, which led to a general election and a new prime minister, Andrew Bonar Law. Perhaps the biggest challenge was debt repayment to the United States.

338: Ireland: Home Rule, Mutiny - and Civil War? (Part 3)

The year is 1912. The bitter arguments about Home Rule for Ireland are reaching boiling point. But with Ulster in uproar, the Tories encouraging mutiny and thousands of rifles pouring into Ireland, is the United Kingdom really heading for a bloody civil war? And was Sarajevo really the turning poin…

Can Neville Chamberlain’s Career be Defined his Failed Appeasement Policy?

Neville Chamberlain will without a doubt continue to be a controversial figure in British history. His tenure as a British Prime Minister will be always overshadowed by his last seven months in that position as German forces swept across France and Belgium forcing the British and French evacuation …

Dr. Audrey Whitty

The National Library of Ireland recently acquired what is being described as the most complete visual record of Ireland, in map and print form, ever assembled by a private collector. The Bonar Law Collection, compiled by expert collector Andrew Bonar Law, comprises close to 10,000 maps and 9,000 pr…

181. Ireland: deeper splits, more ugliness

The general elections of 1910 left Asquith’s Liberal government dependent, to stay in office, on the votes of the Irish Nationalist MPs. The price of their support was a renewed attempt to drive through Home Rule for Ireland. That would recreate the Dublin parliament absorbed into Westminster over …

Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1922-1923: Andrew Bonar Law

The only Canadian ever to be UK prime minister, Andrew Bonar Law was in the top job for only seven months. However, he was central to politics in the early 20th century.

338: Ireland: Home Rule, Mutiny - and Civil War? (Part 3)

The year is 1912. The bitter arguments about Home Rule for Ireland are reaching boiling point. But with Ulster in uproar, the Tories encouraging mutiny and thousands of rifles pouring into Ireland, is the United Kingdom really heading for a bloody civil war? And was Sarajevo really the turning poin…

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Daily Facts (13 Sep 2026) [Promo] The Daily Quiz Show. A new quiz every day, in under 10 minutes. Search for "Daily Quiz Show" in your podcast app. Today's facts: The average person has two fractures during their lifetime. Dandelions, often considered weeds, can act as a diuretic and are used…

338: Ireland: Home Rule, Mutiny - and Civil War? (Part 3)

The year is 1912. The bitter arguments about Home Rule for Ireland are reaching boiling point. But with Ulster in uproar, the Tories encouraging mutiny and thousands of rifles pouring into Ireland, is the United Kingdom really heading for a bloody civil war? And was Sarajevo really the turning poin…