Articles related to "Home Rule"

Home Rules by Nate Berkus claims to help you "transform the place you live into a place you love" but can Nate Berkus make good on his promise in this how-to guide?

Patrick Pearse felt an intense need to do something great with his life, and martyrdom for Irish nationalism allowed him the opportunity.

Charles Stewart Parnell was born in 1846, into a wealthy family in Avondale, County Wicklow. He could have settled for a comfortable existence but chose politics instead.

Charles Parnell was one of Ireland's greatest politicians. He backed the common Irish during the Land War and later devoted his life to the cause of Home Rule for Ireland

Flamboyant and beloved, "Cowboy Jim" Dahlman reigned as mayor for 21 years during the most corrupt period in Omaha history.

Willie Dunne must confront his conflicted conscience when, as a member of the British forces in 1916, he returns home to Ireland during the Easter Rising.

In November 2008 the people of Greenland voted in droves for greater autonomy from Denmark. Could this be the next step towards independence for Greenland?

The Easter Rising has become mythical amongst Irish Republicans for its role in provoking the revolutionary struggles of the 1916-23 period.

By 1890, the Redeemers returned the South to political "home rule" which led to the complete disenfranchisement of the new black electorate.

Many say same-sex marriage poses a threat to Western civilization, the traditional family, freedom of religion, gender identification and even the heterosexual lifestyle

Although the D.C. Mayor signed a bill to sanction gay-marriage in the District of Columbia, the council needs approval from Congress to finalize it.

Edward VII succeeded his mother Victoria in January 1901. He was already nearing his sixties by that stage.

Great Britain had slowly emerged as a country that was dominated by classical liberalism as it evolved during the seventeenth and the eighteenth century.

The St. Louis Police Department has seen at least three public scandals in 2008. A local citizens group says that the police should be controlled by local people.

A loyal Irish Volunteer, The O'Rahilly tried to prevent the Easter Rising, he then died fighting in it.

Arthur James Balfour born into an ancient East Lothian family will be remembered not as Prime Minister but for the content of a short letter-the Balfour Declaration.

Images of cerulean seas and white sands come to mind when one dreams of the Caribbean coast of Mexico, but for teenagers, dangers lurk just beyond the hotel room.

Can Greenland stand on its own two feet economically? Global warming is melting the ice and has uncovered vast oil and natural gas reserves that may give it a chance.

How Lady Florence Dixie, Scottish aristocrat, writer and sister of the Marquis of Queensberry, "killed" John Brown and became a vegetarian.

The US occupation of Iraq may be viewed by future historians as a failure, but history contains examples of military occupations that achieved their long term goals.

Of all the concerns one faces when changing homes, teens' emotions and ties should rank high on the list. Parents should focus on maintaining family continuity.

Direct and indirect policies regarding colonial affairs, coupled with decades of internal strife, provided the thirteen colonies with an opportunity to thrive.

In the wake of Southern resistance to Federal Reconstruction laws, Congress crafted the 14th Amendment to guarantee all citizens equal protection of the laws.

To make the world safe for democracy and bring justice and equality to all nationalities, President Woodrow Wilson drafted Fourteen Points for the Paris Peace Conference.

Although the two major parties agreed on almost every national issue excepting the tariff, the election of 1880 introduced important issues advocated by third parties.

Many have learned in school about a nefarious character named Amerigo Vespucci who stole Columbus's glory and named America after himself. What is the true story?

Redecorating doesn't have to cost a lot of money. Find creative ideas to liven up your home décor with minimal effort and expense.

Congressional compromise awarded disputed electoral votes from three Southern states to Rutherford B. Hayes and ended Reconstruction in the South.