The Old English in early modern Ireland : the Palesmen and the Nine Years' War, 1594-1603 /

The Old English in early modern Ireland : the Palesmen and the Nine Years' War, 1594-1603 /

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Author / Creator:	Canning, Ruth A., author.
Imprint:	Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : The Boydell Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	xi, 227 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Irish historical monographs, 1740-1097 ; [volume 20] Irish historical monographs series ; 20.
Subject:	Tyrone's Rebellion, 1597-1603. British -- Ireland -- History -- 16th century. Aristocracy (Social class) -- Ireland -- History -- 16th century. Ireland -- History -- 1558-1603. Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1172-1603. Ireland -- Social conditions -- 16th century. Ireland. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12031393

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ISBN:	1783273275 9781783273270
Notes:	Series numbering supplied by cataloger based on other volumes in the series. Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-215) and index.
Summary:	Descendants of Ireland's Anglo-Norman conquerors, the Old English had upheld the authority of the English crown in Ireland for four centuries. Yet the sixteenth century witnessed the demotion of this Irish-born and predominantly Catholic community from places of trust and authority in the Irish administration in favour of English Protestant newcomers. Political alienation and growing religious tensions strained crown-community relations and caused many Old Englishmen to reconsider their future in Ireland. The Nine Years' War (1594-1603) presented them with an ideal opportunity to reassess their relationship with the crown when the Irish Confederates, led by Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, sought their support. This book explores the role of the Old English during the Nine Years' War. It discusses the impact of divided loyalties, examines how they responded to political, social, religious, and military pressures, and assesses how the war shaped their sense of identity. The book demonstrates that despite the anxieties of English officials, the Old English remained loyal. More than that, they played a key role in defeating the Irish Confederacy through military and financial support. It argues that their sense of tradition and duty to uphold English rule in Ireland was central to their identity and that appeals to embrace a new Irish Catholic identity, in partnership with the Gaelic Irish, was doomed to failure.

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Call Number:	DA937.3 .C36 2019
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