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Walter Devereux : first earl of Essex and the colonization of north-east Ulster, c.1573-6 / David Heffernan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heffernan, David (Historian), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colonists.
- History.
- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--History--16th century.
- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).
- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Politics and government--16th century.
- Ireland--Ulster.
- Colonists--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--History--16th century.
- Politics and government.
- Essex, Walter Devereux, Earl of, 1539-1576.
- Essex, Walter Devereux.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2018.
- Contents:
- Ulster on the eve of Essex's 'Enterprise'
- Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, and the 'Enterprise' of Ulster
- Essex in Ulster, Sept. 1573-Jan. 1574
- Renegotiating the 'Enterprise', Feb.-Apr. 1574
- Return to Ulster and the Desmond interlude, Apr.-Sept. 1574
- 'An opinion for the government and reformation of Ulster': Essex's 'Plat', Oct. 1574-May 1575
- Earl marshal of Ireland: the abandonment of the 'Enterprise' and the death of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, May 1575-Sept. 1576
- Conclusion: Essex's 'Enterprise' in retrospect.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-179) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781846827341
- 1846827345
- OCLC:
- 1064912568
- Publisher Number:
- 99980079408
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