Professor Coleman will look at all the different groupings within the Crown Forces – Army, RIC, Tans, Auxiliaries, B Specials etc. She is particularly keen to examine the social composition of the Tans and Auxiliaries in particular and will be covering the controversy over the commemoration plans in 2020.

Marie Coleman is Professor of Twentieth Century Irish History at Queen’s University, Belfast.

The event is part of the Tyneside Irish Centre’s series of 1921 Centenary talks.

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