The Forgery That Put Irish Independence On Trial

In 1887 the leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party Charles Stewart Parnell read a forged letter, supposedly written by himself, that implicated him in the murder of two government officials. The scandal that emerged led to the party facing a judicial enquiry over its conduct and putting the dream of Irish self governance in peril. Please consider supporting me on Patreon patreon.com/Imparter Credits: (Music) 'Wasted Wonderland' by Myuu 'Misconception' by Myuu 'Untold Secrets' by Myuu 'Something's Wrong' by Myuu 'Despair' by Myuu 'Suspicious' by Myuu 'The Crypt' by Myuu Tranquil Fields (Tense) by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Untold Stories by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Mystery Palace by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... 'Classic Emotions - Boesendorfer Imperial Concert Grand Piano' by JuliusH boesendorfer-imperial-concert-grand-piano-8032/ 'Memories We Made Together' By Arthur Vyncke 'Hope and despair' by Airda 'Heartbreaking' by Kevin MacLeod 'Accralate' by Kevin MacLeod A Sudden Bitter Hope - Cinematic Soundeffect by SamuelFrancisJohnson Creeping Danger - Cinematic Soundeffect by SamuelFrancisJohnson Exiting Strings by SamuelFrancisJohnson Illustrations by Soul (@stellar_soular) (Pictures) Victorian Civil Courtroom, National Justice Museum, June 2010 by Fayerollinson https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Solicitor's office, Ravensworth Terrace, Town, Beamish Museum, 25 January 2014 by Cory Doctorow https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... MagdaleneCollegeCam by Andrew Dunn (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) PepysLibraryCambridge by Andrew Dunn (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) https://www.onlygfx.com/dust-overlay-... Kilmainham Gaol by Mobilus In Mobili (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mobili/...) https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/bl... Chamberlain house dining room by Pi3.124 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) Vintage Wallpaper by Brett Jordan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett...) Aktetas van donkerbruin leer, objectnr 73248 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) Window with transluscent curtains by Andy Butkaj (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) St Patrick's Cathedral by Tony Webster (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) Lovely antique writing desk by Thomas Quine https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinet/... Old Books by Christian Siedler (https://www.flickr.com/photos/9458417...) Museo del Prado by Brian Snelson (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) Telegraph Machine by spurekar (https://www.flickr.com/photos/spureka...) Power of Words by Antonio Litterio (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) (Sources) Charles Stewart Parnell, A Biography: The Definitive Biography of the Uncrowned King of Ireland by FSL Lyons War In The Shadows by Shane Kenna The Crime of the Century: Being the Life Story of Richard Pigott by Dick Donovan Diary of the Parnell Commission by John Macdonald The Life of Tim Healy by Liam O'Flaherty The Uncrowned King by , Robert M McWade