The Act of Union had given Catholics economic power but their political destiny remained in the hands of London. Fergal Keane, The Story of Ireland: Age of Nations 5/5, BBC 2011
Fears grew that Britain would introduce conscription in Ireland. ibid.
[Patrick] Pearse stepped outside and read from a proclamation signed by himself and the six other leaders: he declared an Irish republic. ibid.
Public anger deepened following mass arrests and the imposition of martial law. ibid.
The volunteers evolved into the Irish Republican Army. ibid.
Collins would find himself directing a guerrilla war. The IRA campaign which began in 1919 was met with fierce reprisals against civilians by security forces like the Black & Tans. ibid.
In October 1921 a Sinn Fein delegation led by Michael Collins arrived in London to discuss a political settlement. ibid.
The slide to civil war had begun. ibid.
Michael Collins was assassinated in County Cork. ibid.
In the Protestant-ruled six counties of Ulster electoral boundaries had been drawn to ensure majorities for unionists in most areas. ibid.
A place of discrimination and exclusion. ibid.
Physical and sexual abuse on a large scale was part of the secret history of the new state. ibid.
Ireland remained neutral ... Germans bailing out over the South were interned. ibid.
Television challenged the voice of both priest and politician. Women joined the workforce in growing numbers and challenged discriminatory laws. ibid.
Republican and loyalist paramilitaries, policemen and soldiers, fought over the old ground. ibid.
Bloody Sunday: January 30th 1972. ibid.
Hunger strikes begin in the Maze Prison October 27th 1980. ibid.
Inequality between rich and poor was still amongst the worst of western Europe. ibid.
The full scale of clerical child abuse was revealed. ibid.
In 2008 a financial catastrophe unleashed public anger. ibid.
IRA disarmament September 26th 2005. ibid.
I received regular beatings when I was a kid. The Sopranos s4e8: Mergers & Acquisitions, Tony to Dr Melphi
10th June 2017: a 21-year-old man is rushed to the A&E unit at Bedford Hospital. His name: Alex Skeel. Alex tells police the person who has attacked him is his 22-year-old girlfriend Jordan Worth. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s5e4: The Prime Suspect, Discovery 2021
Jordan Worth pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and was the first woman in the UK to be guilty of the new offence of coercive control. She was jailed for seven and a half years. ibid.
What David Turpin did is very similar to other family cults: he was an absolute dictator. The Turpin Family: Their Friends Speak, Rick Ross, cult expert, Quest Red 2022
House of Horrors: law enforcement officials are investigating after discovering thirteen children who claim they were held captive by their parents. ibid. news
David Turpin appears to be even from the beginning of his relationship with Louise a paedophile, a predator. ibid. Rick Ross
October 2014: The Turpin Family disappears in the middle of the night. ibid.
David Turpin was ultimately a very selfish man, obsessed with his own needs. It was always about him … How little the children got. And how poorly they were treated. They lived in their own filth. ibid.
September 3rd 2018: David and Louise Turpin’s trial begins … ibid.
February 22nd 2019: David and Louise Turpin plead guilty to all charges. ibid.
Mobile, Alabama: Missing Teen: The Search for Brittney. Monster in the Shadows I: The Missing, local news banner, Sky Crime 2022
Brittney Wood has been missing since 2012. Brittney Wood’s case was investigated by both Mobile and Baldwin Country Police departments. Neither police department participate in this film. ibid. captions
The uncle had committed suicide. ibid. James Gordon, reporter
Police uncover incestuous child sex ring in Alabama after teen girl’s disappearance. ibid. news headline
It was deemed that Brittney was not with her phone in Grand Bay and that the phone automatically repeat text before the battery was taken out of the phone. Monster in the Shadows II: The Family, caption
Sex-abuse investigation nets fifth family member of missing teen Brittney Wood. ibid. news headline
The boys were often victimised as well by men and women in the family and other individuals. ibid. lawyer
Sheriff’s official on multiple family members of Brittney Wood arrested: ‘I can’t even think of a word to describe this family.’ Monster in the Shadows III: The Accused
Tens of thousands being controlled by their partners. The hidden abuse. Is enough being done to prosecute perpetrators? And to protect victims. Tonight: Controlled by My Partner? The Hidden Abuse, ITV 2022
In the six years since coercive control was made a crime, reports of this form of domestic abuse have gone up but prosecutions are not following suit. ibid.
It’s a story that begins at the end. A story of the crimes and coverups behind the fake persona. The story of those who knew. And the story of those who could not tell. Jimmy Savile: The People Who Knew, DiscoveryPlus 2021
‘I did blow the whistle on Jimmy Savile many years ago. I received a message to keep my mouth shut.’ ibid. victim
1960s: Aged 37, Savile’s crimes and those who knew about them were to escalate dramatically. He is chosen to launch a huge new BBC show: Top of the Pops. (Paedophile & Abuse & Rape) ibid.
One person who dared to speak out was Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. (Paedophile & Abuse & Rape) ibid.
By now a huge multi-institution coverup existed over Savile’s abuse. (Paedophile & Abuse & Rape) ibid.
29 December 2021 5.12 p.m.: ‘Ghislaine Maxwell just got convicted of five of six of the serious counts against her, including the most serious counts – sex trafficking of a minor.’ Ghislaine Maxwell: The Making of a Monster I: Queen Bee, court reporter, Channel 4 2022
And she says to me, ‘They are nothing. They are trash.’ ibid. colleague
She got away scot free. Ghislaine’s lifestyle was lavish. It was the best of everything. ibid.
And by chance he had a partner – Ghislaine – who was a basket case … He moulded her into being complicit. Ghislaine Maxwell: The Making of a Monster II: Hidden in Plain Sight, witness
I remember a little girl walking downstairs crying. She was wearing a uniform. And I thought, What happened? And Ghislaine said, She didn’t get the job. Some people aren’t cut out for modelling. ibid. door-keeper
And she says to me, They are nothing. They are trash. ibid. writer
In 1998 Epstein purchased a private island in the Caribbean.
Prince Andrew was there – he came a few times. ibid. Island butler
This sexual pyramid scheme really had Ghistlaine Maxwell at the top. Ghislaine Maxwell: The Making of a Monster III: The Reckoning, rozzer
The Miami Herald uncovered the close relationship between the federal government and Epstein. It also revealed the vast scale of Epstein’s abuse of underage victims. ibid. caption
She’s evil and she’s dangerous. ibid. witness
According to The New York Times she met Jeffrey Epstein at a party sometime in the early ’90s. From then on they were in each other’s live for better or worse. Mostly worse. True Crime Recaps: Ghislaine Maxwell Latest: Newly Released Documents Reveal Twisted Filthy Rich Lifestyle, Youtube 11.33, 2020
She was the one who made the whole thing possible and she knew it. ibid.
Jeffrey Epstein seems like one of those rich perverts who didn’t notice the help. But they saw, they heard, and now they’re talking. True Crime Recaps: Jeffrey Epstein, Youtube 17.55, 2020
The Lolita Express: that’s what those in the know called Epstein’s infamous Boeing 727. ibid.
Prince Andrew was a regular guest at Epstein’s Palm Beach House of Sin. ibid.
The highlights or should we say high-lies from Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2016 deposition. Virginia Roberts Giuffre was suing her for calling her a liar when she dared to file charges against her and Epstein in 2015. It took four long years of legal battles for the transcript of that deposition to be released. True Crime Recaps: Sex, Lies & Deposition: Ghislaine’s Testimony About Jeffrey Epstein, Youtube 18.13, 2021
‘I totally resent and find it disgusting that you use the word recruit.’ ibid. Maxwell
How much was Epstein paying Ghislaine? … Somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 a year … She did admit there were other perks. ibid.
Virginia [Roberts Giuffre] said she had dinner with Bill Clinton, Epstein, Ghislaine and two other underage girls on Epstein’s private island. ibid.