Ireland's English Pale, 1470-1550 - The Making of a Tudor Region

Challenges the argument that the English Pale was contracting during the early Tudor period.

List of contents

List of Maps
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: in search of Ireland's English Pale
The horizons of English rule: retreat and recovery
The fortifications and identity of a military frontier
County Dublin and the military frontier
Strengthening the march in County Kildare
The English Pale's westward expansion: County Meath
The English Pale's northern frontier: County Louth
Restoring the English Pale, 1534-41
The waning of the English Pale
Conclusion: an English region in Tudor Ireland
Bibliography
Index

About the author

STEVEN G. ELLIS is Professor Emeritus of History at the National University of Ireland Galway, and Chair of the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences. He is the author of eight books, including Reform and Revival: English Government in Ireland, 1470-1534 (The Royal Historical Society/Boydell, 1986).

Summary

Challenges the argument that the English Pale was contracting during the early Tudor period.

Product details

• Authors: Professor Steven G Ellis, Steven G Ellis, Steven G. Ellis
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781783276608
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-660-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 162 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 466 g
• Series: Irish Historical Monographs
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918