On this episode of The Side Comment, Jane Ohlmeyer discusses the concept of Ireland as England's oldest colony. How did the English empire function in early modern Ireland? How did this change over time? What did access to European empires mean for people living in Ireland? Her new book 'Making Empire' answers these questions while re-examining empire as process—and Ireland's role in it—through the lens of early modernity.

Jane Ohlmeyer, MRIA, FTCD, FRHistS, is Erasmus Smith Professor of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin, where she served as Trinity's first Vice-President for Global Relations (2011-14). She is the author or editor of numerous articles and 11 books, and she is currently working on a 4-part documentary called 'From that Small Island: the story of the Irish' which will be broadcast in March 2024.

Learn more about ‘Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism, and the Early Modern World’ here: https://oxford.ly/41gzcQl

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The Side Comment Crew:
Executive Producer: Steven Filippi
Host: Sarah Butcher

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