The Struggle for Mastery in Ireland, 1442-1540 - Culture, Politics and Kildare-Ormond Rivalry

A reassessment of the rivalry between the two great Anglo-Norman magnate families in late medieval and early modern Ireland.

List of contents

List of abbreviations
Preface
Conventions
Introduction
1. White Earl to the Great Earl, 1442-1496
2. Late Yorkist, early Tudor 'Butler Expugnatio'
3. Kildare Renaissance, 1496-1522
4. Salus Populi, Geraldine 'decay', c. 1512-1519
5. Geraldine 'decay', 1522-1534
6. Aristocratic entente, Kildare c. 1524-1534
7. Rebellion, State Paper Dark Age, 1534-1540
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Alan Kelly completed his doctorate at Trinity College, Dublin where he currently tutors in the Department of History

Summary

A reassessment of the rivalry between the two great Anglo-Norman magnate families in late medieval and early modern Ireland.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Kelly, Dr Alan Kelly
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.03.2024
• EAN: 9781837650521
• ISBN: 978-1-83765-052-1
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 463 g
• Series: Irish Historical Monographs
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages