Sir Walter Ralegh in Ireland - Couverture souple

Hennessy, Sir John Hope

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1906359180 ISBN 13 : 9781906359188

Editeur : University College Dublin Press, 2009

Synopsis

Raleigh's activities in Ireland, like the rest of his life, continue to fascinate. How incredible and unethical were his initial military exploits? What role did he play in planning and executing the Munster Plantation? How does his colonial activity in the New World compare with that in Ireland? How influential was he in shaping Queen Elizabeth I's Irish policy?This fascinating but little-known work, written by a controversial Irish-born British colonial governor and first published in 1883, is especially valuable today for its extensive reproduction of original sources connected with Raleigh's stay in Ireland, including many of his Irish letters. It is a useful place to begin exploring this multi-faceted character whom Pope Hennessy describes as 'one of the most daring and active of those eminent Englishmen who have done much to render British government permanently difficult - if not more than difficult - in Ireland'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sir John Pope Hennessy, born in Cork in 1834, was the first Roman Catholic Conservative Member of the British Parliament. Thanks to the support of Disraeli, he had a successful career as colonial administrator and became Governor of Sierra Leone, Barbados, Hong Kong and Mauritius. He lived for many years in Raleigh's house in Youghal and was elected late in life as MP for North Kilkenny. He died in 1891. Thomas Herron is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University College Dublin Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1906359180
• ISBN 13: 9781906359188
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: JOSSEY-BASS; https://www.wiley.com/en-us; ; 111 River Street; Hoboken; NJ; 7030; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible