Google| Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of england) has died) |
| From | David Flood |
| Date | 2002-04-06 22:54 (2002-04-06 21:54) |
| Message-ID | <a8nqd9$u1aej$1@ID-121201.news.dfncis.de> |
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| Follows | Fergus O'Rourke |
"Fergus O'Rourke" <callasberrGANSPAM@tinet.ie>wrote in message news:WWyr8.5521$e5.33014@news.indigo.ie...
Fergus O'RourkeJohn Mitchel (editor of the "United Irishman") and others, mid-nineteenth century onwards.
"David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>wrote in message news:a8kqh9$t9ul8$1@ID-121201.news.dfncis.de...David FloodFergus O'Rourke
"Fergus O'Rourke" <callasberrGANSPAM@tinet.ie>wrote in message news:AsWq8.5010$e5.30716@news.indigo.ie...Fergus O'RourkeDavid Flood
"F?achad?ir" <F?ach@d.?ir>wrote in message news:g5vmau096lbqn4s7uub725qboce7fi9kja@4ax.com...Scr?obh David Flood :
<snip>I doubt the charges against Parnell were that serious. There's
quite ait".bit of ground between treason or sedition and "something likeFergus O'RourkeDavid FloodFWIW, the last person executed for treason by the British was an Irishman, William Joyce, aka Lord Haw Haw.You are both missing (evading ?) the point.
David Flood suggested that insulting the British monarch was a dangerous thing in 19th century Ireland.
But *was* it ?
I think I should point out at this stage - for anyone who didn't
read theDavid FloodFergus O'Rourke
URL's I posted - that the punishment for the 'treason' of writing
nassstyDavid FloodFergus O'Rourke
things about the English monarch was exile, not death (and it was
carriedDavid FloodFergus O'Rourke
out on at least one unfortunate Irish newspaper editor).
Who ? When ?
http://www.theballards.net/Harshaw/Martin/Treason.html
D.
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