Strafford in Ireland 1633-1641 : A Study in Absolutism

by Hugh Kearney

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10 0521371899

ISBN-13 9780521371896

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 23rd, 1989

Print length 335 Pages

Weight 518 grams

Product Classification: British & Irish history Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700

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Kearney's definitive account provides essential reading for those studying the origins of the Civil Wars.

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford (1593–1641) is one of the great controversial figures of English history. For many he was ''the Great Apostate'' who abandoned the cause of liberty in the 1620s. For others he was a herioc figure who died on the scaffold as the King''s good servant. In making a judgement about Strafford, his years of power, as Lord Deputy of Ireland (1633–40), are or crucial importance. Professor Kearney''s definitive account, first published in 1959 provides essential reading for those studying the origins of the Civil Wars.

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