War and politics in Ireland, 1649-1730 / J.G. Simms ; edited by D.W. Hayton and Gerard O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simms, J. G. (John Gerald), 1904-1979.

Contributor:

Hayton, David, 1949-

O'Brien, Gerard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--History--1649-1775.

Ireland.

Simms, J. G. (John Gerald), 1904-1979.

Simms, J. G.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Ronceverte : Hambledon Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nowhere is the mid-20th century 'historiographical revolution' in Irish history better represented than in the writings of J. G. Simms, one of the most prolific historians of this generation. In a stream of books and papers from the early 1950s to his death in 1979, Simms tackled some of the most vexed and vexing questions in all Irish history: the wars, confiscations, persecutions and politics of the later 17th century. Topics such as Cromwell's sieges, the 'Glorious Revolution' and its aftermath, the later passage of the infamous 'penal laws' against Catholics are all episodes close to the heart of modern myth-makers, and yet all are described by Simms with fairness and exemplary clarity. This is a collection of his key essays, all of which remain a valuable resource for scholars of war and politics in early modern Ireland.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Historical Writings of J.G. Simms (1904-79); Select Bibliography of J.G. Simms; 1 Cromwell at Drogheda, 1649; 2 Cromwell's Siege of Waterford, 1649; 3 Hugh Dubh O'Neill's Defence of Limerick, 1650-1651; 4 John Toland (1670-1722), a Donegal Heretic; 5 Dublin in 1685; 6 The Jacobite Parliament of 1689; 7 Schomberg at Dundalk; 8 Eye-Witnesses of the Boyne; 9 Marlborough's Siege of Cork, 1690; 10 A Jacobite Colonel: Lord Sarsfield of Kilmallock; 11 County Donegal in the Jacobite War, 1689-91; 12 Kilkenny in the Jacobite War, 1689-91

13 County Louth and the Jacobite War14 Sligo in the Jacobite War, 1689-91; 15 Williamite Peace Tactics, 1690-1; 16 The Treaty of Limerick; 17 Irish Catholics and the Parliamentary Franchise, 1692-1728; 18 The Bishops' Banishment Act of 1697 (C.Will. III, c. I); 19 The Case of Ireland Stated; 20 The Making of a Penal Law (2 Anne, c.6), 1703-4; 21 The Irish Parliament of 1713; 22 Connacht in the Eighteenth Century; 23 County Sligo in the Eighteenth Century; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

"Select bibliography of J.G. Simms": p. [xv]-xxi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612024375

9781282024373

128202437X

9780826436092

0826436099

OCLC:

317152346