Britain and Ireland in the Eighteenth-Century Crisis of Empire

By Martyn J. Powell

Book Overview

This book examines the British government's policy towards Ireland during the imperial crisis of 1750-83, focusing on its attempts to reassert control over Ireland's increasingly hostile Protestant parliament and populace. Anglo-Irish relations are placed in a wider imperial framework, taking account of British policy towards its colonies, particularly India and America. This book reassesses the importance of Townshend and constant residency; the impact of the north ministry on Irish policy; the significance of legislative independence; the nature of British party attitudes toward Ireland, and the influence of Irish public opinion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349432261
• ISBN13: 9781349432264
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"