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Ireland, 1641 : contexts and reactions /
The 1641 rebellion is one of the seminal events in Early Modern Irish and British history. Its divisive legacy, based primarily on the sharply contested allegation that the rebellion began with a general massacre of Protestant settlers, is still evident in Ireland today. Indeed, the 1641 'massa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Studies in early modern Irish history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The 1641 rebellion is one of the seminal events in Early Modern Irish and British history. Its divisive legacy, based primarily on the sharply contested allegation that the rebellion began with a general massacre of Protestant settlers, is still evident in Ireland today. Indeed, the 1641 'massacres', like the battles at the Boyne (1690) and Somme (1916), played a key role in creating and sustaining a collective Protestant/ British identity in Ulster, in much the same way that the subsequent Cromwellian conquest in the 1650s helped forge a new Irish Catholic national identity. Following a succe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1784992038 9781784992033 |