The Irish Identity: Independence, History, and Literature

The Penal Laws and Protestant Ascendancy

Educational Nov 1, 2016 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: Continue your study of the Irish political context with an examination of the rise of William of Orange, who restored Protestantism to England and enacted severe penal codes that oppressed Irish Catholics and created the Protestant Ascendancy. See how writers such as Jonathan Swift championed the Irish poor by promoting political values through art.

Educational Nov 1, 2016 31 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2016
Run Time: 31 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

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

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.