Colonisation and Conquest in Medieval Ireland: The English in Louth, 1170-1330

by Brendan Smith

Overview

The history of English rule in Ireland stretches back to the twelfth century. This book examines the actions of the earliest English settlers in Ireland and asks a number of questions about the society they developed there. Why did these people come to Ireland? How did they interact with the native Irish neighbors? What was the nature of their relationship with England? This was also a time of English expansion in Wales and Scotland, and the book suggests comparisons and contrasts with the Irish experience in this broader setting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521026628
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/01/2006
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series , #42
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.51(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Ua Cerbaill kingdom of Airgialla; 2. The coming of the English; 3. Irish responses; 4. English and Irish; 5. Authority and community; 6. The bonds of colonial society; 7. The English of Louth and the king's wars; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.