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Alice Stopford Green
1848–1929
An Irish historian and nationalist, she helped reshape how Ireland’s past was understood and used that history to argue for independence. Her writing brought scholarly rigor and political passion together in a way that still stands out.
5 Audiobooks
Henry the Second
by Alice Stopford Green
Irish Nationality
by Alice Stopford Green
Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 2 (of 2)
by Alice Stopford Green
The Old Irish World
by Alice Stopford Green
Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Alice Stopford Green
About the author
Born in Kells, County Meath, Alice Stopford Green became known as an Irish historian, author, and public advocate for Irish self-government. She spent many years in London and married the historian John Richard Green, whose work influenced her early intellectual life.
After his death, she developed her own strong voice as a historian. Her books, including Town Life in the Fifteenth Century and later works on Irish history, challenged older views and presented Ireland as a country with a rich civic and cultural tradition. She became an important figure in Irish nationalist circles, using historical research to support the case for independence.
In her later years, she was closely involved in public life as well as scholarship. She supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and served in the first Seanad of the Irish Free State, linking her historical work with the making of modern Ireland.