Leave the past in the past? Why should we bother with history? In this episode Aideen & Louisa chat with Dr. Edward Madigan, a  Senior Lecturer in Public History and World War One, specialising in the cultural and military history of the British and Irish experiences and memories of the First World War. We spoke to him to discuss the importance of commemorating history, the effect of nostalgia on the public and British attitudes towards the Irish war of independence and Ireland in general 

Dr. Edward Madigan directs the MA in Public History and the London Centre for Public History and Heritage. Before joining the history faculty at Royal Holloway, he served as the resident historian at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He was a member of the UK Government’s Centenary Events Planning Group from 2012 to 2013 and currently sits on the editorial board of the 1914-1918 Online Encyclopaedia and the executive committee of the International Society for First World War Studies.

Key words 

History,  Irish history,  British history,  nostalgia,  First World War,  Ireland, War of Independence, Women 

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