The Scots in early Stuart Ireland :
union and separation in two kingdoms /
edited by David Edwards with Simon Egan.
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| Summary: | By exploring Irish-Scottish connections during the period 1603-60 this book brings important new perspectives to the study of the Early Stuart state. Acknowledging the pivotal role of the Hiberno-Scottish world, it identifies some of the limits of England's Anglicising influence in the northern and western 'British Isles' and the often slight basis on which the Stuart pursuit of a new 'British' consciousness operated. Regarding the Anglo-Scottish relationship, it was chiefly in Ireland that the English and Scots intermingled after 1603, with a variety of consequences, often destabilising for English, Scots and Irish. The importance of the Gaelic sphere in Irish-Scottish connections also receives much greater attention here than in previous accounts. This Gaedhealtacht played a central role in the transmission of religious radicalism, both Catholic and Protestant, in Ireland and Scotland, ultimately leading to political crisis and revolution within the British Isles. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Studies in early modern Irish history.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: viii, 284 pages : map ; 25 cm. Audience: Postgraduates and final year undergraduates. more |
| ISBN: | 9780719097218 (hardback) 0719097215 (hardback) |