The Churchills in Ireland : connections and controversies / editor, Robert McNamara.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McNamara, Robert, 1974-

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

History.

Ireland--History--1691---Biography.

Ireland.

Churchill family.

Ireland--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

International relations.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Ireland.

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Influence.

Churchill, Winston.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 285 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin ; Portland, OR : Irish Academic Press, 2012.

Summary:

Editor McNamara (international history, the U. of Ulster) gathers work by British, Irish, and American historians on one of the most important politico-military dynasties of Britain, and its relationship with Ireland. An introduction outlines the family's political influence in Britain and Ireland since the late 17th century and profiles significant members of the family. Some essay topics include John Churchill's military campaign in Ireland in 1690, connections between the Churchills and the Hookes in Ireland, and the aftermath of Lord Randolph Churchill's Irish apprenticeship in the late 19th century. More recent relationships discussed include Churchill and the Ulster Unionists, Winston Churchill and Irish Nationalist leader Eamon de Valera, and Winston Churchill and Brendan Bracken. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Sir Winston Churchill and Restoration Ireland / Coleman A. Dennehy Dennehy, Coleman A. 13

2 'Marlborough's first independent command': John Churchill's Military Campaign in Ireland, 1690 / John Jeremiah Cronin Cronin, John Jeremiah 33

3 Writing and Fighting the Churchills: Strange and Surprising Connections between the Churchills, the Hookes and Ireland / Thomas Byrne Byrne, Thomas 51

4 Lord Randolph Churchill's Irish Apprenticeship and its Aftermath, 1877-85 / Catherine B. Shannon Shannon, Catherine B. 65

5 Lord Randolph Churchill and Ireland: The Road to and from the Orange Card, 1886-1893 / Catherine B. Shannon Shannon, Catherine B. 87

6 Churchill and Ulster Unionists: 1918-1925 / Kevin Matthews Matthews, Kevin 127

7 Winston Churchill and Eamon de Valera: A Thirty-Year 'Relationship' / David Freeman Freeman, David 155

8 'On the thin crust of ashes, beneath which the lava is still glowing': Winston Churchill, the Historian and Ireland / Robert McNamara McNamara, Robert 173

9 Winston Churchill: The Untold Story of Young Winston and his American Mentor / Michael McMenamin McMenamin, Michael 199

10 'Dear Brendan': Winston Churchill and Brendan Bracken / Charles Lysaght Lysaght, Charles 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

0716530848

OCLC:

751802490

Publisher Number:

99947529282