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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Unionist"”.
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Irish issues and Unionist M.P.'s 1832-1846
Abstract available: p.i.
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"No Idle Sightseers": the Ulster Women's Unionist Council and Ulster Unionism(1911 - 1920)
… dissertation examines the Ulster Women’s Unionist Council (UWUC), an overlooked, but historically significant Ulster unionist institution, during the 1910s and 1920s—a time of great conflict. Ulster unionists opposed Home Rule for Ireland. World War I erupted in 1914 and was followed by …
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"Conserving" The Middle Ground: Tennessee's Unionist Press in the Secession Crisis, 1860-1861
… it draws on the publications of seven Unionist editors from Tennessee who initially resisted secession but later pursued different courses during the Civil War. Through this period, editors balanced their roles as journalists and political actors working to advance an ideological cause. …
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The lost tribe: case studies of Southern Unionist experiences in post partition Ireland
… certain case stories, from the 1934 East Donegal Unionist petition for the Laggan to be part of Northern Ireland to the Reform Movement in 1998 that continues to campaign for the Republic of Ireland’s membership of the Commonwealth. Using feedback gathered by interviews from contemporary Southern …
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William T. Brantly (1787-1845): A Southern unionist and the breakup of the Triennial Convention
This dissertation seeks to answer the question, what light does the ministry of William T. Brantly shed for understanding the breakup of the Triennial Convention? The dissertation argues that Brantly's longtime mission of uniting Christians in useful effort for a moral revolution exemplified the …
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Heritage, letters, and public history : Dorothea Fairbridge and loyal unionist cultural initiatives in South Africa, circa 1890-1930'
The study of the life and work of the 'nation building' author Dorothea Fairbridge is framed by the concept of the inventing of heritage for the Union of South Africa, circa 1910. The thesis begins with a historicizing of the concept of heritage, which is shown to have enjoyed a complex and wide …
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Our brothers across the ocean? : Unionist diplomacy, the Lansdown Foreign Office, and the Anglo-American 'special relationship', 1900-1905
… day. The efforts made by Lansdowne and the Unionist Administration to 'clear the slate' of nagging Anglo-American disputes, and to encourage a closer diplomatic bond, helped to bring to an end decades of mutual suspicion and antagonism, whilst representing a significant change of course for …
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Censorship and propaganda in Northern Ireland during the Second World War
… to understand and analyse the behaviour of the Unionist government and nature of unionist political culture during the war. This research is based primarily on governmental records and focusses on printed propaganda and newspapers. It demonstrates that the Northern Irish government developed and …
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The political role of women in north-east Ulster, 1890-1940
… the suffrage campaign, women’s involvement in unionist and nationalist associations and in municipal and national politics. The extent, diversity and significance of women’s political participation has been uncovered both as ancillary workers and in the elective positions of MP, poor law …
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The Women of Waterford, Virginia: Gender, Unionism, Quakerism and Identity in the American Civil War
… community of Waterford, Virginia maintained Unionist sentiments regardless of being a part of the Confederate States of America. These sentiments were rooted in loyalty to the United States, their ostracization from southern culture, and their Quaker faith. In particular, the women of this …
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On the Imperishable Face of Granite: Civil War Monuments and the Evolution of Historical Memory in East Tennessee 1878-1931.
… East Tennesseans endorsed the creation of a Unionist image to advertise the region's potential for industrialization. By 1910 this depiction waned as local and northern whites joined to promote reconciliation and Confederate sympathizers met less opposition to their ideas than in the past. …
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Southern Irish Unionism during the revolutionary and post-Independence periods, 1912-1932
… 26 counties of Ireland in determining southern unionist policies and political strategies in the early 20th century. The specific time frame under examination extends from the beginning of the Home Rule Crisis in 1912, through the turmoil which resulted in the establishment of the Irish Free …
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The Ulster Volunteer Force 1912-4.
… emerging importance of public opinion forced the Unionist leadership to reign in the militant excesses of some Unionists. The chapter discusses the damage inflicted upon the Unionist campaign of opposition to Home Rule by the Belfast riots, with some papers describing Unionists working in the …
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Fulcrum of the Union: The Border South and the Secession Crisis, 1859-1861
… exhaustively labored to beat back the disunionists in their midst and prevent the four states from joining in the secession experiment. This study chronicles the Unionist offensive that neutralized, offset, and frustrated Border South secessionists and by the beginning of 1862 placed the …
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Sisson's Kingdom: Loyalty Divisions in Floyd County, Virginia, 1861-1865
… Confederate disloyalty" of Floyd County's Unionist inhabitants from the "passive Confederate disloyalty" of relatives or friends of local Confederate deserters. It then explores the conflicting loyalties of the county's pro-Confederates, Unionists, and passive disloyalists, seeking to …
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The Protestant Community in Sligo, 1914-1949
… Protestant community in Sligo were predominantly unionist and were well organised and vocal in their opposition to Home Rule. The strong commitment of Protestants and unionists to the war effort weakened the unionist movement in Sligo. The inability of the Sligo unionists to reactivate their …
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Rockbridge County unionism and the secession crisis
Unionist sentiment was prevalent in Rockbridge County, Virginia for much of the secession crisis. This thesis traces the political development of Unionism in Rockbridge, examines the economic factors that influenced many county residents to maintain allegiance to the federal Union, and shows how …
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Border State, Divided Loyalties: The Politics of Ellen Wallace, Kentucky Slave owner, During the Civil War
… At the start of the war, Ellen was a staunch Unionist. By war's end, she was a Confederate. This thesis will examine the factors that contributed to Ellen's changing political ideals and how she sought to reconcile her opposing beliefs. Ellen occupied a role rarely discussed in Civil War …
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Absence and presence: investigating the cinematic representation of Northern Irish unionists (1981-2020)
… representation in relation to Northern Irish unionists and focusses on feature-length fiction films released between 1981-2020. Prior to this contemporary period, only a handful of mainstream cinema releases featured identifiable unionist characters and their culture. The thesis examines this …
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Internal Dissent: East Tennessee's Civil War, 1849-1865.
… Tennessee, though historically regarded as a Unionist monolith, was politically and ideologically divided during the Civil War. The entrance of the East Tennessee and Virginia and East Tennessee and Georgia railroads connected the economically isolated region to Virginia and the deep South. …
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