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Independence Day in Greece

Posts in the Copy Book for Independence Day in Greece

There are five posts for Independence Day in Greece in The Copy Book. To see all our posts, go to the Archive.

1

To Make Greece a Nation

A headstrong Irish boy became part of the Greek resistance movement that won independence in 1832.

2

The Greeks, the Governor and the Potatoes

John Kapodistrias had an instinct for how a long-oppressed people might think.

3

‘Hail, Liberty!’

Kipling borrowed from the Greek Independence movement to give thanks for the end of the Great War.

4

Byron and Hercules

Lord Byron could not have hoped for a better omen in his support for the oppressed people of Greece.

5

The Third Siege of Missolonghi

The cruelty of the Ottoman Turks so shocked Europe that the tide of opinion turned against them.