The famine that gripped Ireland from 1845 to 1847 was known as the 'potato famine' due to the belief that its immediate cause was the almost complete failure of the potato crop. It is estimated that two hundred thousand people died as a direct result of the famine. This 8 page paper explores the reasons for the Famine and the extensive loss of life associated with it. Bibliography lists 11 sources. Explores why it is noted as the best biography ever written in the English language.
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This paper demonstrates that through the social and political issues of the day, both of these authors embraced a socialist perspective, represented within their writing. Bibliography lists 6 sources. A 5 page overview of the life of Louis XVI the last king of ancient regime France. Gives a brief background of Louis VVI and discusses his attempts at regaining economic, political and social control of France and his inability to do so. Bibliography lists four sources.