Robert Emmet: The Making of a Legend

by Marianne Elliott

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Robert Emmet was the leader of the doomed July 1803 rebellion. After a rapidly convened trial he was executed for treason by the British government in September 1803. He quickly became a legend, fuelled by his speech from the dock after the judge pronounced sentence, his doomed romance with Sarah Curran (whose father, a Patriot advocate, had refused to help Emmet), the moving scenes from his last night in prison, and his courage and defiance at the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1861976437

ISBN13:9781861976437

Release Date:January 2003

Publisher:Profile Books(GB)

Length:292 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Ethnic & National Europe Historical History Ireland Irish Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Revolutionary World

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