{"title":"Books by Jonathan Bardon","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780717146499","title":"A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes","description":"\u003cp\u003eJonathan Bardon covers all the obvious things: the invasions, battles, development of towns and cities, the Reformation, the Georgian era, the Famine, rebellions and resistance, the difference of Ulster, partition, the twentieth century. What makes his book so valuable, however, are the quirky subjects he chooses to illustrate how history really works: the great winter freeze of 1740 and the famine that followed; crime and duelling; an emigrant voyage; evictions. These episodes get behind the historical headlines to give a glimpse of past realities that might otherwise be lost to view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author has retained the original episodic structure of the radio programmes. The result is a marvellous mosaic of the Irish past, delivered with clarity and narrative skill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294968656245,"sku":"9780717146499","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780717146499_5d6ea87a-7dfa-4c99-8752-9ae11327f578.jpg?v=1786014994"},{"product_id":"9780717190003","title":"A History of Ireland in 100 Episodes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdapted from the BBC series, this anthology highlights important episodes of Irish history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping, accessible history of Ireland adapted from Dr Jonathan Bardon’s BBC series. This authoritative and comprehensive history of Ireland, written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and completed by his former editor Fergal Tobin, covers the entire history of the island from the Ice Age to the Peace Process in 100 short episodes. In this thoughtful analysis of Irish society, Bardon integrates the significant cultural and literary history of Ireland with its political and social histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the hugely popular BBC series A Short History of Ireland, each episode stands alone, providing a snippet of Irish history in five minutes’ reading. In turn, reading each episode in sequence from beginning to end provides a magisterial history of Europe’s most western land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with a new introduction and epilogue, A History of Ireland in 100 Episodes is for anyone looking for a short but authoritative history of the island of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296795832693,"sku":"9780717190003","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780717190003_684c9412-0919-4405-ad98-9521bd0a1b36.jpg?v=1786015129"},{"product_id":"9781804584057","title":"A Short History of Ulster","description":"A shortened version of Jonathan Bardon’s definitive tome, A History of Ulster, this book provides a comprehensive account of the province from the earliest settlements nine thousand years ago to the turmoil of the Troubles, and the fragile peace period that followed. A preface from the author includes the peace process that saw the region emerge from thirty years of brutal conflict.   Covering social, political and economic life in the province, the book explores the Viking and Norman invasions, the plantations and the Penal Laws, the rise of the United Irishmen and Orangeism, the Act of Union, emigration and the Great Famine, the linen industry and shipbuilding, and the Home Rule Crisis and partition, right through to civil rights, the turmoil of the Troubles and the period of peace that has followed.   Lavishly illustrated throughout, this accessible edition takes its place alongside Jonathan Bardon’s hugely popular A History of Ireland in 100 Episodes.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307418104181,"sku":"9781804584057","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804584057_3c94d744-0cfa-460d-a4fd-c6e93f41ab76.jpg?v=1786028015"},{"product_id":"9780717180592","title":"A Narrow Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first history of the special relationship between Ireland and Scotland from acclaimed historian Jonathan Bardon, based on his BBC Radio series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the popular BBC Ulster radio series of the same name, \u003cem\u003eA Narrow Sea\u003c\/em\u003e traces the epic sweep of Ireland’s relationship with Scotland, exploring the myriad connections, correlations, personalities and antagonisms that have, over the centuries, defined the relationship between these two spirited neighbours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 120 brief, episodic chapters, \u003cem\u003eA Narrow Sea\u003c\/em\u003e offers a stirring and panoramic view of a connection that has shaped the course of history. Roving freely across the centuries, from the first migrations of the regions’ paleolithic tribes and their encounters with Greek and Roman explorers, to the grand colonial projects of the Vikings, Normans and Stuarts, this is the story of how a shared culture laid the basis for two very different nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Jonathan Bardon’s lively and engaging history of the interactions between Ireland and Scotland over two millennia is a vastly pleasurable read and history at its most accessible.’ \u003cem\u003eDublin Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311869014389,"sku":"9780717180592","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780717180592_bca634f0-f0ed-4c8a-9d11-c70b377a12ed.jpg?v=1786015065"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jonathan-bardon.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}