The Roots of Ireland's Troubles

The author of Elizabeth I’s Secret Lover “ places Ireland into a much wider context and takes it beyond the simplistic Catholic v Protestant dichotomy” ( The British Empire Blog ). Over the course of three decades in the late twentieth century, Northern Ireland was embroiled in the Troubles, a conflict characterized by the violent and bitter struggle between nationalists and unionists. Many books in recent years have attempted to make sense of the Troubles. Primarily political and nationalistic,