Prelude to Restoration in Ireland: The End of the Commonwealth, 1659 1660

by Aidan Clarke

Book Overview

This study fills a major gap in the mainstream narrative of Irish history by reconstructing political developments in the year before the restoration of Charles II. It is the first treatment of the complex Irish dimension of the king's return. The issue of the monarchy did not stand alone in Ireland. Entangled with it was the question of how the restoration of the old regime would affect a Protestant colonial community which had changed in character...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521025451
• ISBN13: 9780521025454
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"