Medieval Ireland

A concise and accessible overview of Ireland AD 400-1500 which challenges the stereotype of medieval Ireland as a backwards-looking nation.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1100: 1. Ireland in the fifth century; 2. Land use and economy AD 500-1100; 3. Society AD 500-1100; 4. Politics AD 500-1100; 5. Religion AD 500-1100; 6. The arts AD 500-1100; Epilogue to Part I; Part II. Late Medieval Ireland AD 1100-1500: 7. Landscape and economy AD 1100-1500; 8. Society AD 1100-1500; 9. Politics AD 1100-1500; 10. Religion AD 1100-1500; 11. The arts AD 1100-1500; Conclusion.

About the author

Clare Downham is a Senior Lecturer in Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. She did an M.A. in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews and then completed an M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Anglo-Saxon Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge. In 2004, she was awarded a John O'Donovan scholarship medal in Celtic Studies from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and her first book Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ivarr to AD 1014 was published in 2007. She has published over fifty articles on British, Irish and Viking history.

Summary

In this concise and accessible survey of Ireland from AD 400 to 1500, Clare Downham critiques the notion that Irish society was archaic and that the main agents of change were foreign invasions. Instead she uses the under-explored primary sources to highlight internal changes in religion, politics, culture, and more.

Product details

• Authors: Clare Downham, Clare (University of Liverpool) Downham
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781107031319
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03131-9
• No. of pages: 420
• Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks (; Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Ireland, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 500 to c 1000 CE, History and Archaeology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory