The Proclamation which Pearse read outside the GPO after the rebels had seized control. Collection Tom Graves
A British barricade on Talbot Street comes under fire from rebel positions. National Museum of Ireland
A surrender note signed by Pearse, James Connolly and Thomas MacDonagh. National Museum of Ireland
De Valera’s surrender: he was the only key figure of the Rising not to be executed. Collection Sean O’Mahoney
The leaders of the Rising were executed, mostly by firing squad in Dublin. Pictured are all those who were executed (from left to right): P.H. Pearse, Thomas Clarke, Thomas MacDonagh, Joseph Plunkett, Edward Daly, William Pearse, Michael O’Hanrahan, John MacBride, Eamonn Kent, Michael Mallin, Con Colbert, Sean Heuston, Sean MacDermott, James Connolly, Thomas Kent and Roger Casement. Collection Sean O’Mahoney
The heavy damage sustained by the GPO which was the first building seized by the rebels; they replaced the Union Jack with a green and gold Irish Republican flag which flew over the building throughout the conflict. National Museum of Ireland
The Aftermath: in Dublin more than 32 buildings and over 62 businesses were destroyed. Collection Sean O’Mahoney
Booklets were published after the Rising, detailing the key events and characters, and also recording the damage inflicted on the city. Collection Sean O’Mahoney
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First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Cassell & Co.
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