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Seventeenth-Century Ireland: The War of Religions
Seventeenth Century Irelandwas chosen by CHOICEfor the 1989-1990 Outstanding Academic Books and Nonprint Material (OABN) list. The OABN list includes only the top 10% of all books reviewed by CHOICE in 1989.
Introduction; Identities and Allegiances, 1603-25; The Crown and the Royal Government and Policy 1625-37; Fateful The Stuart Inheritance; Wentworth and the Ulster Crisis, 1638-9; On the Eve of Revolution, 1639-41; 1641: The Plot That Never Was; Insurrection and Confederation, 1641-4; In Search of a Ormond, Rinuccini and Cromwell, 1645-53; Theology and the Politics of Jansenist, Jesuit and Franciscan; Ideologies in Conflict, 1660-91; References; Bibliography; Index^R
Introduction; Identities and Allegiances, 1603-25; The Crown and the Royal Government and Policy 1625-37; Fateful The Stuart Inheritance; Wentworth and the Ulster Crisis, 1638-9; On the Eve of Revolution, 1639-41; 1641: The Plot That Never Was; Insurrection and Confederation, 1641-4; In Search of a Ormond, Rinuccini and Cromwell, 1645-53; Theology and the Politics of Jansenist, Jesuit and Franciscan; Ideologies in Conflict, 1660-91; References; Bibliography; Index^R
1 pages, Hardcover
First published November 30, 1988
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October 12, 2024
Just really hard going. Page long paragraphs are not the best choice for very dense materials full of unfamiliar names, places and politics.
I filled in a lot of background I'd not understood about religion in Ireland and the differences in political affiliations between Old English and Gaelic peoples, and I am much clearer on how the New English and Old English differed and their interactions. But some of what Fitzpatrick said about Scotland was so off base that it cast doubt on his reliability in other areas. He's so convinced that Wentworth was merely a niaive and abused pawn of the king that it was actually funny.
I have up at 1939 where I have better, more modern texts.
I filled in a lot of background I'd not understood about religion in Ireland and the differences in political affiliations between Old English and Gaelic peoples, and I am much clearer on how the New English and Old English differed and their interactions. But some of what Fitzpatrick said about Scotland was so off base that it cast doubt on his reliability in other areas. He's so convinced that Wentworth was merely a niaive and abused pawn of the king that it was actually funny.
I have up at 1939 where I have better, more modern texts.
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