The Rest Is History

700. The Troubles: Bloody Sunday (Part 4)

August 26, 2026·1h 24m·7-min readnarrativehistory
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This episode of The Rest Is History examines the pivotal and tragic events of Bloody Sunday in 1972, when British paratroopers shot 13 unarmed Catholic civilians during a civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland. The massacre, later condemned by Prime Minister David Cameron, became

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Tom HollandDominic SandbrookDavid CameronEdward HeathGerry AdamsRobert FordDerek WilfordBernadette DevlinFrank Steele

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American HistoryCivil Rights HistoryCold WarHistorical FiguresLong Form JournalismMilitary HistoryTrue CrimeWorld War 2

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