Empire and Enterprise - Money, Power Adventurers for Irish Land During British Civil Wars

The Adventurers for Irish land transformed England's trade and government finances in the mid-seventeenth century, laying the foundations of the British Empire and modern fiscal state. This is the first book to recognise the key role of the Adventurers and the centrality of Ireland to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Résumé

The Adventurers for Irish land transformed England’s trade and government finances in the mid-seventeenth century, laying the foundations of the British Empire and modern fiscal state. This is the first book to recognise the key role of the Adventurers and the centrality of Ireland to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. -- .

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Brown
• Collaboration: David Edwards (Editeur), Micheál Ó. Siochrú (Editeur)
• Edition: Manchester University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781526163783
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6378-3
• Pages: 312
• Thèmes: Studies in Early Modern Irish History; Studies in Early Modern Irish
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; England, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Ireland, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), English Civil War, Civil wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General