Author: Aidan ClarkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The Old English in Ireland, 1625-42
Author: Aidan ClarkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Irish Kings and High-kings
Author: Francis John ByrnePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Richard II and the Irish Kings
Author: Darren McGettiganPublisher:
ISBN: 9781846826023
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The late medieval kings of England showed little interest in their Lordship of Ireland. They showed even less interest in the Gaelic Irish population of the island. Richard II, however, was different. This English monarch led two expeditions to Ireland in 1394-5 and the summer of 1399. Once across the Irish Sea, it was Richard's fate to encounter a group of able Gaelic Irish kings, who were probably the most capable and talented of the entire late medieval period. Of these chieftains the most prominent were Art MacMurchadha Caomhanach, king of the Leinster Mountains, and Niall Mor and Niall Og O Neill, kings of Tyrone and high-kings of Ulster. Richard II ended up largely out-negotiated after his first expedition to the island, and unexpectedly outfought during his second. When he returned to his English kingdom Richard was immediately deposed and later murdered by his cousin, Henry, duke of Hereford, who then became King Henry IV. This book is the story of these remarkable encounters between a late medieval English monarch and his reluctant Gaelic Irish vassals at the close of the 14th century. *** "Among the most valuable aspects of the book is its meticulous account of the contemporary sources. Recommended [for] library collections on Richard II, the English monarchy, and medieval Ireland." --Choice, Vol. 54, No. 9, May 2017 [Subject: Medieval History, Early Modern History, Invasions & Conquests, Monarchy, Ireland & the UK]
What Life was Like Among Druids and High Kings
Author: Time-Life BooksPublisher: Time Life Medical
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Provides a portrait of life in Celtic Ireland, from A.D. 400 to 1200, through an examination of legends, ancient texts, artifacts, art, and architecture of the time.
Brian Boru
Author: Máire Ní MhaonaighPublisher: Tempus Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780752429212
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Brian Boru King of Munster, was among the most successful of all medieval Irish monarchs. This is a biography of the most famous of Ireland's High Kings.
Prophecy of Berchán
Author: Benjamin T. HudsonPublisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This book gives a text, an English translation, and a commentary on a medieval verse history of the kings of Ireland and Scotland from the ninth to the 11th centuries. This study examines the Prophecy of Berchán as a historical record with much to offer students of kingship among the Irish and Scots. Biographies of individual monarchs provided therein present the important events of each ones career, the length of his reign, and the circumstances of his death. This study suggests new interpretations of British and Irish history during the early middle ages.
The Irish
Author: Francis John ByrnePublisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631167372
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This compelling history provides a profile of the people of Ireland and examines the influences which have helped to construct their distinctive culture. The authors examine the effects of the many conquests and invasions of Ireland -- including the effects of the Romans, Normans. Picts, English and even, arguably, the Christians -- on the emergence of Irish society. The narrative explores other significant themes including Irish language and literature, art and architecture, law and kingship, and religion and society.
Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf
Author: Sean DuffyPublisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 0717157768
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Brian Boru is the most famous Irish person before the modern era, whose death at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 is one of the few events in the whole of Ireland's medieval history to retain a place in the popular imagination. Once, we were told that Brian, the great Christian king, gave his life in a battle on Good Friday against pagan Viking enemies whose defeat banished them from Ireland forever. More recent interpretations of the Battle of Clontarf have played down the role of the Vikings and portrayed it as merely the final act in a rebellion against Brian, the king of Munster, by his enemies in Leinster and Dublin. This book proposes a far-reaching reassessment of Brian Boru and Clontarf. By examining Brian's family history and tracing his career from its earliest days, it uncovers the origins of Brian's greatness and explains precisely how he changed Irish political life forever. Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf offers a new interpretation of the role of the Vikings in Irish affairs and explains how Brian emerged from obscurity to attain the high-kingship of Ireland because of his exploitation of the Viking presence. And it concludes that Clontarf was deemed a triumph, despite Brian's death, because of what he averted – a major new Viking offensive in Ireland – on that fateful day.
The King of Ireland's Son
Author: Padraic ColumPublisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613102844
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Chronicles the adventures of the King of Ireland's eldest and wildest son, describing how he encounters an enchanter's daughter, the king of the cats, Gilly of the goat-skin, and numerous others.
Lion of Ireland
Author: Morgan LlywelynPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429913207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
King, warrior, and lover Brian Boru was stronger, braver, and wiser than all other men-the greatest king Ireland has ever known. Out of the mists of the country's most violent age, he merged to lead his people to the peak of their golden era. His women were as remarkable as his adventures: Fiona, the druidess with mystical powers; Deirdre, beautiful victim of a Norse invader's brutal lust; Gormlaith, six-foot, read-haired goddess of sensuality. Set against the barbaric splendors of the tenth century, Lion of Ireland is a story rich in truth and legend-in which friends become deadly enemies, bedrooms turn into battlefields, and dreams of glory are finally fulfilled. Morgan Llywelyn has written one of the greatest novels of Irish history. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.