Time Period: 1910-1929
Asquith, the third home rule bill and the Easter Rising
1910 – 1916: the Liberal Government came close to granting Ireland Home Rule in 1914. This article examines why it failed and what happened after.
Lloyd George and the partition of Ireland
1916 – 1921: analysis of Lloyd George’s answer to the Irish Question after the Easter Rising.
Liberalism and Unionist Northern Ireland
1921 – 1971: despite all the obstacles, Liberalism survived in Northern Ireland after partitition.
Liberal unity frustrated
Why the Liberal Party failed to patch up effectively its first major post-war split, between the supporters of Asquith and those of Lloyd George.
To hold the old flag
Biography of Henry Haydn Jones (1863-1950), Liberal MP for Merionethshire 1910-45.