Handbook of Medieval Irish Records in the National Archives of the United Kingdom - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851827994 ISBN 13: 9781851827992

Publisher: Four Courts Press Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

The establishment of English rule in Ireland in the late 12th century involved the introduction not only of foreign settlers, but also of administrative practices based on those of England. In the 13th century a chancery, an exchequer, and courts of law centred on Dublin developed which produced written records of their operations. The fact that the lord of Ireland was also the king of England, and that every English subject in Ireland had the right to appeal directly to the king, meant that Irish affairs were also well represented in the records produced by the English government at Westminster. These three sets of records were created and kept independently by both administrations, but a series of disasters stretching from the 13th century to the 20th means that almost all of the Irish archive has been lost. Fortunately, the National Archives of the United Kingdom, based at Kew in London, continues to hold a wealth of material relating to Ireland in the medieval centuries. This book provides a guide to records which reflect many facets of this period in Irish history, including relations between natives and settlers, the church, life on the manor, trade and commerce, land-holding, Anglo-Irish relations, and the operation of the law. It should serve as the starting-point for future research into many aspects of the medieval Irish past.

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Synopsis

When Ireland passed into the control of the English crown late in the twelfth century, it acquired an English system of administration in the form of a chief governor, a chancery and an exchequer. Although many of the Irish records disappeared, the National Archives of the United Kingdom at Kew include a considerable number from the English side of

About the Author

Paul Dryburgh is research fellow at the National Archives of the United Kingdom, Kew. Brendan Smith is senior lecturer in history at the University of Bristol.

Edition details

• Publisher: Four Courts Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851827994
• ISBN 13: 9781851827992
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 394
• Editor: Dryburgh Paul, Smith Brendan