History Dispatches is a daily history show hosted by father and son duo Matt and McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. While any topic is fair game, Matt and McKinley hold a soft spot for the offbeat and wacky stories that most people don’t know about.
On September 19, 1803, Irishman Robert Emmet was convicted of treason for his role in a failed uprising earlier that year. Accordingly, Emmet was executed – another in a long line of Irish rebels. Except Robert Emmet did one thing that would bring him lasting fame. At his trial, he gave an impassioned speech – one of the finest – that would inspire Irish nationalists to this day. This is the story of Robert Emmet and his famed Speech from the Dock.
Sources
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Emmet
Speech from the Dock: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Speech_from_the_Dock_(Emmet)
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RobertEmmetWatercolor.png
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