The Politics and Culture of Honour in Britain and Ireland, 1541-1641

ISBN-13: 9780521898645 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 320 str.

Brendan Kane

Opis

Exploring early modern concepts of honour, this book brings a cultural perspective to our understanding of English imperialism in Ireland.

Recenzje

'… an impressively detailed and well researched book with a persuasive and coherent central argument … excellent.' Andrew Hopper, Journal of Early Modern History

Spis treści

Introduction: honour in Britain and Ireland; 1. The honour revolution of 1541; 2. Gaelic honour in Tudor Ireland; 3. 'British' honour and the Nine Years' War; 4. Making the Irish European: Gaelic honour after the Nine Years' War; 5. Gaelic and Old English honour in early Stuart 'Britain'; 6. A hierarchy transformed? Precedence disputes, the defence of honour and 'British' high-politics, 1603–32; 7. Wentworth, the Irish Lord Deputyship and the Caroline politics of honour; Conclusion.