The Problem of Ireland in Tudor Foreign Policy: 1485-1603

by William Palmer

This book examines the place of Ireland in English foreign policy from 1485-1603. Recent reinterpretations of the history of sixteenth-century Ireland, while injecting new life into early modern Irish historiography, have paid little attention to the role of Ireland in Tudor foreign policy and strategic thinking. While foreign policy was not the 'deus ex machina' of Irish policy, several shifts in Tudor policy toward Ireland occurred during times...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851155626
• ISBN13: 9780851155623
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"