The Colonial World of Richard Boyle, First Earl of Cork - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1846826896 ISBN 13 : 9781846826894

Editeur : Four Courts Press Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork (1566-1643), ranks among the most famous and infamous figures in the history of early modern Ireland and the wider English Atlantic world. The archetypal crooked land-grabber who made his initial fortune defrauding the crown of hidden revenues; the grasping colonial adventurer who became the biggest landowner in the Munster Plantation and the richest subject of the crown throughout the Three Kingdoms; and the vindictive leader of the powerful Protestant interest that seized control of the Irish government and persecuted native Catholics-these are just three elements of the reputation that attaches to him in histories of the period. This book re-examines his place in early seventeenth-century English colonialism, and reassesses his reputation, presenting an interdisciplinary interrogation of his life and activities by a panel of prominent and upcoming historians and archaeologists. Boyle emerges as a markedly more flexible figure than once was thought. The book pays close attention to his estates and clientele-a long neglected area-to reveal new evidence of connections with Virginia and the New World, and the methods deployed to manage large-scale industrial operations in southern Ireland, as well as identifying the military personnel he recruited to defend it all. It offers a new view of what colonialism was like in the early seventeenth century, and of how it was practiced. [Subject: History, 17th C. History, Colonialism, Irish Studies, Military History]

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Four Courts Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846826896
• ISBN 13: 9781846826894
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 270
• Éditeur: Edwards David, Rynne Colin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible