A History of Ireland: From the Earliest Times to 1922

by Curtis; Edmund

• ISBN13: 9780415279499
• ISBN10: 0415279496
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-09-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Edmund Curtis's remarkable survey of Ireland, from its earliest origins to the twentieth century, is a classic introduction to Ireland's fascinating history. Reaching from St. Patrick's Mission in 432 to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922, this authoritative text explores the formative events of Ireland's past and encompasses the Norman invasion, Gaelic recovery, Cromwell's Settlement, the Act of Union and the Great Famine. Lucid and scholarly, this all-embracing account unfolds the events of Ireland's history and the story of its people, through an examination of their political, religious, social, economic and cultural past. Ireland's unique history is revealed here through the 'moving forces, the deciding facts, and the men who mattered'. Featuring a chronology of key dates in Irish history and a guideline to the pronunciation of Irish names, this celebrated narrative now includes a new introduction by Sean Duffy.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
From the Origins to A.D. 800	p. 1
The Norse Tyranny, 800-1014	p. 19
The End of Gaelic Independence, 1014-1166	p. 27
The Norman Invasion, 1166-1172	p. 41
The Organization of the Conquest, 1172-1216	p. 51
The Expansion of the Colony, 1216-1272	p. 66
English Lordship at Its Height, 1272-1327	p. 77
The Decline of the Colony and the Statutes of Kilkenny, 1327-1366	p. 89
Last Efforts of the English Lordship, 1366-1399	p. 103
The Gaelic Recovery and Aristocratic Home Rule, 1399-1477	p. 114
The Kildare Supremacy and the Reformation, 1477-1540	p. 128
The Tudor Monarchy and the Second Conquest of Ireland, 1540-1603	p. 145
The Early Stuart Monarchy and Cromwellian Period, 1603-1660	p. 191
The Later Stuart Monarchy, 1660-1691	p. 221
The Monarchy of William and Anne, 1691-1714	p. 237
Hanoverian Rule, 1714-1782	p. 250
The Rise and Fall of the Protestant Nation, 1782-1800	p. 273
From the Union to 1848	p. 303
From the Famine to Parnell, 1848-1891	p. 318
From Parnell to the Treaty of 1922	p. 333
Recommended for Further Reading	p. 354
Pronunciation of Irish Names and Terms Occurring in This Book	p. 357
Index	p. 366
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