Pat Murphy • Nelson Voice

Canada’s Fenian years featured some interesting personalities

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jul 6, 2022

A plotter, a spy with an overactive libido and a three-time attempted invader all called themselves Fenians

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 29, 2022

There were five failed armed Fenian incursions into Canada between 1866 and 1871

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 22, 2022

Hereditary dynasties could not survive the industrial revolution. Well, except for one

Posted by Pat Murphy | Jun 16, 2022

Being recognized as divinely anointed didn’t guarantee acquiescence, but it was still a huge asset