Robert Emmet: A LifeGill & Macmillan, 2002 - 348 من الصفحات Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was considered by many to be one the most romantic of all Irish revolutionaries. His doomed relationship with Sarah Curran, his failed rebellion at the age of 25 and the brilliance of his speech from the dock, captured the popular imagination and created a powerful and enduring legend. W.B. Yeats declared that Emmet was the leading saint of Irish nationalism. |
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1920 September 1803 | 3 |
the Sarah Curran story | 23 |
Conspiracies and connections | 38 |
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