Castles and Colonists - An Archaeology of Elizabethan Ireland

Informationen zum Autor Eric Klingelhofer is Professor of History at Mercer University, Georgia, USA Klappentext This book is the first to examine life in the leading province of Elizabeth I's nascent empire, an Ireland of colonizing English farmers and an imported Protestant elite living in fortified manors and medieval castles Zusammenfassung This book is the first to examine life in the leading province of Elizabeth I's nascent empire! an Ireland of colonizing English farmers and an imported Protestant elite living in fortified manors and medieval castles -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis EpigraphList of figuresPreface Acknowledgments1. Archaeology and empire2. Fortification3. Settlement4. Vernacular architecture5. Kilcolman Castle 6. Spenserian architecture7. Conclusions.Select bibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Eric Klingelhofer, Eric C. Klingelhofer
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2010
• EAN: 9780719082467
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8246-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: The Manchester Spenser; The Manchester Spenser
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, Ireland, British & Irish history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Castles & fortifications, Architecture: castles and fortifications