The Scots in Early Stuart Ireland: Union and Separation in Two Kingdoms

Egan, Simon (Editor)/ Edwards, David (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1526139332 / ISBN 13: 9781526139337

Published by Manchester Univ Pr, 2019

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reprint edition. 284 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Scots in Early Stuart Ireland: Union and Separation in Two Kingdoms
• Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526139332
• ISBN 13: 9781526139337
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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Synopsis

Exploring Irish-Scottish connections in 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. 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.

About the Authors

David Edwards is Senior Lecturer in History at University College Cork

Simon Egan is Tutor in Medieval History at University College Cork