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What was Charles Stewart Parnell’s downfall?

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In 1889, Parnell was named as correspondent in a divorce suit brought by one of Parnell's colleagues, Captain O'Shea, against his wife, Katharine. Adultery was proved, the divorce granted (1890), and in 1891, Parnell married Katharine. The episode ruined his political influence; ...

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