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11th October 1921: Irish nationalist politician, soldier and Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins (1890 - 1922) in London for the treaty negotiations between representatives of Sinn Fein and the British government which resulted in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

11th October 1921:  Irish nationalist politician, soldier and Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins (1890 - 1922) in London for the treaty negotiations between representatives of Sinn Fein and the British government which resulted in the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)