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The shadow of a year : the 1641 rebellion in Irish history and memory /

In October 1641, a rebellion broke out in Ireland. Dispossessed Irish Catholics rose up against British Protestant settlers whom they held responsible for their plight. This uprising, the first significant sectarian rebellion in Irish history, gave rise to a decade of war that would culminate in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibney, John, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2013]
©2013
Colección:History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "The sad story of our miseries" : Protestant interpretations of the rebellion, c. 1641-c.1840
  • "The naked truth of this tragical history" : Catholic interpretations of the rising, c. 1641-c. 1865
  • "Historical facts" and "stupendous falsehoods" : an Irish insurrection at the limits of scholarship, c. 1865-c. 1965
  • Conclusion.