‘The British were braced for failure.’ How the Anglo Irish Treaty of 1921 was negotiated

The Irish Treaty was signed 100 years ago on December 6, 2021. The document would cause a Civil War and help found the Irish State. Video: Enda O'Dowd & Ronan McGreevy

Charles Gavan Duffy, Erskine Childers, Robert Barton and Arthur Griffith . Photograph: National Library of Ireland The signing of the Treaty in Downing Street in London in the early hours of December 6th 1921 changed the course of Anglo-Irish history. A hundred years later, one can argue the postmortem of that momentous event, which began almost immediately, remains a work in progress.

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G_Friemann Congratulations on your incredibly detailed and accessible account of The Treaty negotiations

According to the picture caption, the treaty doesn't get signed until tomorrow!

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