The Cambridge History of Ireland
The Cambridge History of Ireland
The thousand years explored in this book witnessed developments in the history of Ireland that resonate to this day. Interspersing narrative with detailed analysis of key themes, the first volume in the Cambridge History of Ireland presents the latest thinking on key aspects of the medieval Irish experience. The contributors are leading experts in their fields, and present their original interpretations in a fresh and accessible manner. New perspectives are offered on the politics, artistic culture, religious beliefs and practices, social organisation and economic activity that prevailed on the island in these centuries. At each turn the question is asked: to what extent were these developments unique to Ireland? The openness of Ireland to outside influences, and its capacity to influence the world beyond its shores, are recurring themes. Underpinning the book is a comparative, outward-looking approach that sees Ireland as an integral but exceptional component of medieval Christian Europe.
- Places the Irish experience in the broader context of medieval European developments, allowing for comparisons and contrasts with other countries to emerge
- Contains new and original perspectives from the leading scholars in the field
- Written in an accessible style and supported by full scholarly apparatus and carefully selected maps, tables and illustrations
Reviews & endorsements
'… presents an up-to-date summary of research and it hints towards new avenues for investigation. It will be a useful addition to the bookshelves of any historian dealing with medieval Europe.' Clare Downham, Speculum
Product details
April 2018Hardback
9781107110670
680 pages
235 × 160 × 35 mm
1.22kg
36 b/w illus. 4 maps 2 tables
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Table of Contents
- Introduction Brendan Smith
- Part I. Christianity, Invasion and Conquest:
- 600–1200:
- 1. Communities and their landscapes Edel Bhreatnach
- 2. Learning, imagination and belief John Carey
- 3. Art and society Jane Hawkes
- 4. The Scandinavian intervention Alex Woolf
- 5. Perception and reality: Ireland c.980–1229 Máire Nà Mhaonaigh
- 6. Conquest and conquerors Colin Veach
- Part II. English Lordship in Ireland:
- 1200–1550:
- 7. Angevin Ireland Nicholas Vincent
- 8. The height of English power:
- 1250–1320 Beth Hartland
- 9. Disaster and opportunity:
- 1320–1450 Brendan Smith
- 10. The political recovery of Gaelic Ireland Katharine Simms
- 11. Continuity and change:
- 1470–1550 Christopher Maginn
- 12. Late medieval Ireland in a wider world Michael Bennett
- Part III. Religion, Economy and Culture, 1000–1550:
- 13. The Church, 1050–1460 Colmán Ó Clabaigh
- 14. The economy Margaret Murphy
- 15. Gaelic culture and society Katharine Simms
- 16. The structure of politics in theory and practice, 1210–1541 Peter Crooks
- 17. Material culture Rachel Moss
- 18. The onset of religious reform:
- 1460–1550 Mary Ann Lyons
- 19. Contexts, divisions and unities: perspectives from the Later Middle Ages Robin Frame.
