Castles and colonists
Subtitle: an archaeology of Elizabethan Ireland
By: Eric Klingelhofer
Series: The Manchester Spenser; Manchester Spenser
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Manchester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780719082467
Subjects: Social life and customs; English; Social conditions; Colonies; Excavations (Archaeology); Antiquities; History
Description: Based on decades of research, this volume details how archaeology had revealed the traces of a short-lived, but significant culture which has been, until now, eclipsed ideological conflict between Tudor queens, Hapsburg hegemony and native Irish traditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Archaeology and Elizabeth's empire; title: Elizabethan fortifications in Ireland; title: Colonial settlement; title: Vernacular architecture; title: The archaeology of Kilcolman Castle; title: Spenserian architecture in Ireland; title: Conclusions.