Politics and Culture of Honour in Britain and Ireland, 1541-1641

Exploring early modern concepts of honour, this book brings a cultural perspective to our understanding of English imperialism in Ireland.

Sommario

Introduction: honour in Britain and Ireland; 1. The honour revolution of 1541; 2. Gaelic honour in Tudor Ireland; 3. 'British' honour and the Nine Years' War; 4. Making the Irish European: Gaelic honour after the Nine Years' War; 5. Gaelic and Old English honour in early Stuart 'Britain'; 6. A hierarchy transformed? Precedence disputes, the defence of honour and 'British' high-politics, 1603-32; 7. Wentworth, the Irish Lord Deputyship and the Caroline politics of honour; Conclusion.

Info autore

Brendan Kane is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, Storrs.

Riassunto

Exploring 'honour politics' in the early modern period, Brendan Kane reveals that honour played a powerful role in determining the character of Anglo-Irish society, politics and cultural contact, and brings a cultural perspective to our understanding of English imperialism in Ireland and of the Irish responses to it.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brendan Kane, Brendan (University of Connecticut) Kane, Kane Brendan
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.01.2014
• EAN: 9781107630536
• ISBN: 978-1-107-63053-6
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Early Mod; Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, British Isles, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700