Joe Gannon's Blog – February 2016 Archive (2)

George Thomas: The Irishman Who Would Be King - Part 2

Unfortunately Thomas’ new employer, like so many of chiefs in the region, was dishonorable and motivated by greed and little else. Still, as had been the case with The Begum, Thomas was an honorable man in a dishonorable world. He served his new employer well, refusing several chances to…

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Added by Joe Gannon on February 26, 2016 at 9:30am — 5 Comments

George Thomas: The Irishman Who Would Be King - Part 1 of 2

To say the prospects of children born into poverty-stricken Irish Catholic families in the 18th century were poor, with the Penal Laws still being used to oppress the Catholic population, would be a…

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Added by Joe Gannon on February 24, 2016 at 8:00am — No Comments

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