Description

A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the Middle Ages, down to the present day.

Volume II opens with a character study of medieval Ireland and a panoramic view of the country c. 1169, followed by nineteen chapters of narrative history, with a survey of "Land and People, c. 1300." There are further chapters on Gaelic and colonial society, economy and trade, literature in Irish, French, and English, architecture and sculpture, manuscripts and illuminations, and coinage.

Features

• Second volume in the magisterial A New History of Ireland series
• Definitive scholarly history of Ireland in the medieval period, covering a wide range of topics

Reviews

"No short review could do justice to the magnificent second volume of The New History of Ireland."--Scottish Historical Review

"An admirable book, generous in scope and unfailing in interpretations."--English Historical Review

Product Details

1066 pages; 48pp plates, maps; ISBN13: 978-0-19-953970-3ISBN10: 0-19-953970-7

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