The Cambridge History of Ireland by Smith, Brendan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Half title Series page Title page Imprints page Contents Illustrations Figures Maps Contributors General Acknowledgements Acknowledgements Abbreviations General Introduction Introduction Part I Christianity, Invasion and Conquest: 600–1200

1 Communities and their Landscapes

The People of Ireland and the Wider World Travel and Communication Violence and Peace-Keeping A Sense of Place

2 Learning, Imagination and Belief

The Church and Native Society The Written Word Irish Influence Abroad

3 Art and Society

The Christianisation of Early Irish Art ‘Insular Art’: The Manuscript Tradition Artistic Expression in Metal and Stone

4 The Scandinavian Intervention

Scandinavian Identity and Motivations Raids and Settlement Slavery Dublin The ‘Hiberno-Norse’

5 Perception and Reality: Ireland c.980–1229

King of Tara, Ruler of the Irish, Emperor of the Western World God’s Chosen People: Gaídil and Gaill Lord and Subject: Commoners and Elite Perception and Reality: Learning and its Place

6 Conquest and Conquerors

Conquest and Colonisation Ireland in the Angevin Empire From Lordship to Colony Aristocratic Resurgence

Part II English Lordship in Ireland: 1200–1550

7 Angevin Ireland

Laudabiliter and the Conquest of Ireland The Nature of the Conquest From Conquest to Consolidation Ireland’s Impact upon England

8 The Height of English Power: 1250–1320

Lord of Ireland and King of England: Edward I Governing Ireland Edward I and the Irish The Dublin Parliament of 1297 Financial and Military Pressures

9 Disaster and Opportunity: 1320–1450

Warfare and its Consequences Social Change Ireland Imagined

10 The Political Recovery of Gaelic Ireland

Leinster Munster Connacht Ulster

11 Continuity and Change: 1470–1550

The Kildare Ascendancy Ireland under the First Tudor Henry VIII’s Intervention in Ireland The Making of the Kingdom of Ireland

12 Late Medieval Ireland in a Wider World

Ireland’s Connections with England and Beyond Ireland in the Anglo-Zone Ireland Inside Out New Worlds

Part III Religion, Economy and Culture: 1000–1550

13 The Church, 1050–1460

Monasticism and Religious Life Religion and Society

14 The Economy

The Economy of Early Medieval Ireland The Rural Economy from 1100 Towns, Trade, and the Urban Hinterland Measures of Economic Prosperity The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

15 Gaelic Culture and Society

The Gaelic Recovery: Economy and Society The Decline and Recovery of Traditional Learning The Anglo-Irish and Gaelic Culture European Cultural Contacts Fifteenth-Century Church Reform Scotland and the Greater Gaeldom

16 The Structure of Politics in Theory and Practice, 1210–1541

The English Crown and the Land of Ireland The King’s Subjects in Ireland and their Liberties The English Claim to Ireland Conclusion

17 Material Culture

Tradition and Innovation Art and Memory Art and Politics in Gaelic Ireland New Wealth, New Patrons

18 The Onset of Religious Reform: 1460–1550

Decay and Renewal The Observant Movement and Lay Spirituality The Reformation: Prospects and Implementation

19 Contexts, Divisions and Unities: Perspectives from the Later Middle Ages

Settings and Perceptions Change and Continuity: After 1170, and before Harmonies and Dissonances Variations of Lordship: Towards the Sixteenth Century

Bibliography

Introduction 1 Communities and their Landscapes 2 Learning, Imagination and Belief 3 Art and Society 4 The Scandinavian Intervention 5 Perception and Reality: Ireland c.980–1229 6 Conquest and Conquerors 7 Angevin Ireland 8 The Height of English Power: 1250–1320 9 Disaster and Opportunity: 1320–1450 10 The Political Recovery of Gaelic Ireland 11 Continuity and Change: 1470–1550 12 Late Medieval Ireland in a Wider World 13 The Church, 1050–1460 14 The EconomyMargaret Murphy 15 Gaelic Culture and Society 16 The Structure of Politics in Theory and Practice, 1210–1541 17 Material Culture 18 The Onset of Religious Reform: 1460–1550 19 Contexts, Divisions and Unities: Perspectives from the Later Middle Ages

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