Ireland: The Struggle for Power: From the Dark Ages to the Jacobites

by Jeffrey James

Ireland's history has been shaped by the many invaders who have set foot on the country's shores. For centuries conflict raged amongst the native Irish, Vikings, Anglo-Normans, English and Scots, then the Catholics and Protestants. This real-life game of thrones has moulded the social, political and military history of the nation, so often its problems caused by its proximity to more powerful neighbours. Being a largely 'empty' land, Ireland was an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445662469
• ISBN13: 9781445662466
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"