An in-depth look at how the Irish Free State was born, from a variety of perspectives.   In the aftermath of the First World War, a political revolution took place in what was then the United Kingdom. Such upheavals were common in postwar Europe, as new states came into being and new borders were forged. What made the revolution in the UK distinctive is that it took place within one of the victorious powers, rather than any of their defeated enemies.   In the years after the Easter Rising of 191...