| From Kings to Warlords: The Changing Political Structure of Gaelic Ireland in the Later Middle Ages Revised Edition Contributor(s): Simms, Katharine (Author) |
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ISBN: 085115784X ISBN-13: 9780851157849 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1987 Annotation: The Norman invasion of Ireland (1169) did not result in a complete conquest, and those native Irish chieftains who retained independent control of their territories achieved a recovery of power in the later middle ages. Katharine Simms studies the experience of the resurgent chieftains, who were undergoing significant developments during this period. The most obvious signs of change were the gradual disappearance of the title ri (king), and the ubiquitous presence of mercenary soldiers. On a deeper level, the institution of kingship itself had died, as is shown by this study of the election and inauguration of Irish kings, their counsellors, officials, vassals, army, and sources of revenue, as they evolved between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Sources such as the Irish chronicles, bardic poetry, genealogies, brehon charters and rentals, family-tract and sagas are all used, in addition to the more familiar evidence of the Anglo-Norman administration, the Church, and Tudor state papers.Dr KATHARINE SIMMS lectures in the Department of Medieval History, Trinity College, Dublin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 941.5 |
| Series: Studies in Celtic History |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.18" (0.67 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Celtic - Cultural Region - Ireland |
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| Publisher Description: The Norman invasion of Ireland (1169) did not result in a complete conquest, and those native Irish chieftains who retained independent control of their territories achieved a recovery of power in the later middle ages. Katharine Simms studies the experience of the resurgent chieftains, who were undergoing significant developments during this period. The most obvious signs of change were the gradual disappearance of the title ri (king), and the ubiquitous presence of mercenary soldiers. On a deeper level, the institution of kingship itself had died, as is shown by this study of the election and inauguration of Irish kings, their counsellors, officials, vassals, army, and sources of revenue, as they evolved between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Sources such as the Irish chronicles, bardic poetry, genealogies, brehon charters and rentals, family-tract and sagas are all used, in addition to the more familiar evidence of the Anglo-Norman administration, the Church, and Tudor state papers. Dr KATHARINE SIMMS lectures in the Department of Medieval History, Trinity College, Dublin. |