Penal Era & Golden Age: Essays in Irish History, 1690-1800

First published in 1979 as a tribute to the late Professor J.C. Beckett, this volume of original essays on the history of 18th-century Ireland was conceived both as an exercise in revision, challenging accepted orthodoxies, and as an attempt to open up new areas of study in a period grown stale with competing cliches: the "penal era" for Catholic Ireland which was also the "golden age" of Protestant Ascendancy. As a collection, these essays may fairly be said to have inaugurated a new era in the writing of 18th-century Irish history, as well as launching the careers of a generation of young scholars, a number of whom have gone on to establish themselves as leading authorities in the period. 25 years on, the volume still stands as a landmark, the impact and freshness of the essays undiminished.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
Published: 12/01/2004
ISBN: 9781903688366
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d