Wars Of The Irish Kings

Author : David W. McCullough
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307434737
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wars of the Irish Kings written by David W. McCullough and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-05-12 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting true story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle “A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book.”—Booklist For the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, Wars of the Irish Kings moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battles—Cuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh O’Donnell—who shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation. Brought together for the first time in one volume, Wars of the Irish Kings is a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today.

Author : W. A. Maguire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kings in Conflict written by W. A. Maguire and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Barratt
Publisher : Century of the Soldier
ISBN 13 : 9781912866533
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The King's Irish written by John Barratt and published by Century of the Soldier. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English troops serving in Ireland were vital source of experienced and possibly war-winning manpower sought after by both King and Parliament in the Civil War. The "cessation" or truce which King Charles reached with the Irish Confederates in September 1643 enabled him to begin shipping over troops fro Ireland to reinforce the Royalist armies. During the following year the "Irish", as they were frequently if inaccurately known by both sides were an important factor in the war. The Nantwich campaign (December 1643-January 1644), the consolidation of Royalist control in the Welsh Marches during the spring of 1644, the Marston Moor campaign, and the Battle of Montgomery (September 1644) all received major contributions from the troops from Ireland. Other troops from Ireland, mainly from the province of Munster, provided important reinforcements for the Western and Oxford Royalist armies during the 1644 campaigns in western and southern England. The "Irish" were still a significant part of the Royalist army during the Naseby campaign of 1645, and elements remained in action until the end of the war. The book will look at the Irish campaign and its influence on the experience and behaviour of the troops when they reached England. It will examine their equipment, logistical care, and experience following their return. It will look at the performance of some of the troops, such as the "firelocks" who changed sides and became valuable additions to the Parliamentarian forces. Also examined is the controversial topic of "native Irish" troops who were involved, and a number of prominent indiduals who also srved in the war. Full use is made of extensive contemporary primary sources and also later research.

Author : Francis John Byrne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Kings and High-kings written by Francis John Byrne and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cyril Falls
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815604358
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elizabeth's Irish Wars written by Cyril Falls and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reign of Elizabeth I will always be remembered for the Armada. But it was the Irish, not the Spanish, who came closest to destroying the security of the Elizabethan state. Between 1560 and 1602, only superior military force -- allied with ruthless subjugation -- preserved England's throne against a succession of rebellions and uprisings throughout Ireland. This classic work by renowned military historian Cyril Falls is the crucial account of the half century that changed the course of Anglo-Irish history. The Elizabethan wars in Ireland involved the collision of two civilizations. Falls's critical work gives a vital perspective to the broad sweep of Anglo-Irish relations.

Author : Aidan Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Old English in Ireland, 1625-42 written by Aidan Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Seán Duffy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert the Bruce's Irish Wars written by Seán Duffy and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert the Bruce's Invasion of Ireland

Author : Ian Heath
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855322806
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Irish Wars 1485–1603 written by Ian Heath and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1993-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reformation in England further distanced the Irish, as the majority of Irishmen adhered stubbornly to their Catholicism. Eventually, in Elizabeth's reign, both sides resorted to the use of force on a large scale in a series of bloody wars and rebellions that were to culminate in the Earl of Tyrone's "Great Rebellion" of 1595-1603. This text by Ian Heath looks at the history, organization and tactics of the armies of the Irish Wars (1485-1603), armies which included such troops as the fearsome Irish Galloglasses, who bore a deadly axe six feet long with a blade that was one foot broad!

Author : William Cooke Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Civil Wars of Ireland written by William Cooke Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Scott Wheeler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134598335
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Irish and British Wars, 1637–1654 written by James Scott Wheeler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-10-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting the strategic and tactical levels of war with political actions and reactions,this is an accessible and well-documented study of the wars of Britain and Ireland in the mid 17th century.