Ireland and the Monarchy (Irish Perspectives) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1526736713 ISBN 13: 9781526736710

Publisher: Pen & Sword History, 2019

Synopsis

In the twenty-first century there are two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, and two very different heads of state represent the populations of Ireland and Northern Ireland respectively: the elected presidency of the republic, and the hereditary monarchy of the United Kingdom. But the idea of monarchy, and the related notion of aristocracy, has a long heritage in Ireland. There was a native aristocracy long before the British conquest, and British monarchs were not the only monarchs to matter to Irish people. Now, in the third installment of the collaboration between Pen and Sword and History Ireland magazine, a range of experts examine how the role played by monarchs and their monarchies from the middle ages up to the present has had a role in shaping Ireland and its peoples, exploring some unexpected highways and byways along the way. From the Vikings to the Jacobites, and from the high-kings of Irish mythology to Mrs Simpson, this volume looks at king's, queens, their followers and their opponents to cast light on Ireland's history from an unexpected angle.

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About the Author

John Gibney is a historian attached to the Royal Irish Academy's Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Project. He is a long-time contributor to History Ireland and is the author of A short history of Ireland, 1500-2000 (Yale University Press, 2018).

Edition details

• Publisher: Pen & Sword History
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526736713
• ISBN 13: 9781526736710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Gibney John