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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Kick off in the mist where Celts etched ogham into standing stones, fending off Romans who never bothered crossing the Irish Sea-until raiders from Norway axes-downed monasteries and muscled into a mud-flat town called Dublin. Brian Boru bloodied Clontarf to shove them back, but the Normals slunk in next, their longbows and mottes dotting the landscape like bad tattoos. Strongbow married a chieftain's daughter for Leinster, kicking off centuries of earls lording over Gaelic clans, while bards spun laments that outlasted the swords. It was a patchwork of pig Latin laws and pilgrim paths, St. Patrick banishing snakes that weren't there, brewing a brew of faith and feud that no fleet could rinse clean.Then the Tudors turned the screw: Elizabeth's armies scorched the Nine Years' War, planting Protestant feet in Ulster's fertile dirt while recusant Catholics smoldered under penal codes that fined you for a rosary. The 1798 rising drowned in Wexford blood, Union Jack stitched over the harp in '01, and absentee landlords bled the land dry till the Famine hit-a potato rot that shipped grain out while keening filled the roads west. A million gone to mass graves or Yankee docks, another million clawing for air amid evictions that torched cabins like kindling. It forged the Fenians' dynamite dreams and Parnell's land-league knives, slicing the empire one rent strike at a time.Twentieth-century thunder: Pearse's poets storming the Post Office, Collins' treaty splitting the island like a bad divorce, and civil war kin slaying kin over borders drawn in Downing Street ink. The Free State staggered through partition's poison, neutral in the Blitz but broiling in the '60s when Derry's marches met batons and Ballymurphy's bullets. The Troubles chewed three decades, from hunger strikes in the Maze to peace pipes on Good Friday, leaving murals that weep and a republic that roared into the Celtic Tiger before the crash clawed it back. 208 pp. Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783565076703
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - What if Ireland's story was never about luck at all Behind the green hills and pub songs lies a history carved from Viking axes, colonial scorched earth, and hunger graves. This book rips away the clichés to reveal a land where druids performed human sacrifice, Norman warlords married into Gaelic families to seize kingdoms, and rebels faced firing squads singing songs of defiance.From prehistoric tombs at Newgrange to the guerrilla warfare of the 20th century, Ireland's full history unfolds without flinching. St. Patrick was enslaved by Irish pirates before returning to convert the island. Vikings turned Dublin into one of Europe's largest slave markets. Cromwell's forces carried out massacres at Drogheda while quoting Scripture. British landlords exported grain during the Great Famine while millions starved on rotting potatoes. The rebellions that defined the Irish spirit are here too: the 1798 uprising in Wexford, the Easter Rising of 1916, and the Black and Tans burning Cork while London looked the other way.From prehistoric druidic rituals and Viking slave markets to Cromwell's massacres, the Great Famine's political cruelty, and the Easter Rising. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783565076703
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Discover Ireland's Enduring Spirit: From Ancient Celts to Modern Awakening"The History of Ireland" invites readers to journey through a land of myths and resilience, where emerald landscapes witnessed waves of settlers, invaders, and visionaries shaping a nation's soul. From prehistoric megaliths standing as silent witnesses to Gaelic revivals amid famine's shadow, this book evokes the emotional fire of a people who turned hardship into heritage, highlighting the high stakes of identity forged in conflict and cultural rebirth.It opens with prehistoric beginnings, exploring Mesolithic communities and Neolithic farming that erected monuments like Newgrange. Celtic migrations bring tribal societies and Iron Age hierarchies, blending with local traditions.Roman influences touch indirectly, as early Christianity under Patrick shifts beliefs from pagan to monastic. Viking raids establish ports, merging Norse and Gaelic cultures in the Danelaw-like areas.Norman conquest introduces feudalism with castles and lordships, while Gaelic resurgence preserves laws and arts. Tudor policies enforce plantations, sparking resistance from Gaelic and Old English families.Religious struggles fuel Confederate Wars, with Cromwell's campaigns redistributing land. Penal Laws entrench Protestant ascendancy, suppressing Catholic rights amid economic shifts.Revolutionary fervor draws from American and French ideas, with United Irishmen uniting sects in 1798's uprising. Union with Britain dissolves the Irish Parliament, as famine devastates rural life with emigration waves.Cultural revival sparks Gaelic language and folklore studies, while political movements push Home Rule. Early 20th-century tensions set stages for independence, reflecting national sentiment.Comparable to Tim Pat Coogan's "Ireland in the 20th Century," which captures dramatic narratives of struggle and identity, this volume aligns with 2025 trends in heritage histories emphasizing diaspora and resilience. Its broad marketability appeals to Irish descendants, travelers, and students, promising steady sales for bookstores in Celtic and European history sections. By weaving emotional stakes like freedom amid oppression and unity through diversity, it connects readers to Ireland's unyielding heart, inspiring reflection on how ancient echoes resonate in today's global Irish community. This history traces Ireland from prehistoric settlers and Celtic tribes through Viking raids, Norman conquests, Tudor plantations, religious wars, famine, cultural revival, to early 20th-century independence movements. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783565076703
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