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Kipling sympathised with the anti-[[Home Rule]] stance of [[Irish Unionists]]. He was friends with [[Edward Carson]], the Dublin-born leader of [[Ulster Unionism]], who raised the [[Ulster Volunteers]] to oppose "Rome Rule" in Ireland. Kipling wrote the poem "Ulster" in 1912 (?) reflecting this. The poem reflects on [[Ulster Day]] (28 September 1912) when half a million people signed the [[Ulster Covenant]]. Kipling was a staunch opponent of Bolshevism, a position he shared with his friend [[Rider Haggard]]. The two had bonded upon Kipling's arrival in London in 1889 largely on the strength of their shared opinions, and they remained lifelong friends. | Kipling sympathised with the anti-[[Home Rule]] stance of [[Irish Unionists]]. He was friends with [[Edward Carson]], the Dublin-born leader of [[Ulster Unionism]], who raised the [[Ulster Volunteers]] to oppose "Rome Rule" in Ireland. Kipling wrote the poem "Ulster" in 1912 (?) reflecting this. The poem reflects on [[Ulster Day]] (28 September 1912) when half a million people signed the [[Ulster Covenant]]. Kipling was a staunch opponent of Bolshevism, a position he shared with his friend [[Rider Haggard]]. The two had bonded upon Kipling's arrival in London in 1889 largely on the strength of their shared opinions, and they remained lifelong friends. | ||
Many have wondered why he was never made Poet Laureate. Some claim that he was offered the post during the interregnum of 1892-96 and turned it down. It also appears—surprisingly—that | Many have wondered why he was never made Poet Laureate. Some claim that he was offered the post during the interregnum of 1892-96 and turned it down. It also appears—surprisingly—that Queen Victoria disapproved of him{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}. | ||
At the beginning of World War I, like many other writers, Kipling wrote pamphlets which enthusiastically supported Britain's war aims. | At the beginning of World War I, like many other writers, Kipling wrote pamphlets which enthusiastically supported Britain's war aims. | ||
