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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808244803321

Autore

Klingelhöfer Eric C.

Titolo

Castles and colonists : an archaeology of Elizabethan Ireland / / Eric Klingelhofer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013

©2010

ISBN

1-78170-250-0

1-84779-319-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital file(s)

Collana

The Manchester Spenser

Disciplina

941.505

Soggetti

English - Ireland - History - 16th century

Excavations (Archaeology) - Ireland

Archaeology

Archaeology By Period / Region

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism

Ireland

Ireland History 1558-1603

Ireland Social conditions 16th century

Ireland Social life and customs 16th century

Ireland Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Archaeology and Elizabeth's empire -- Elizabethan fortifications in Ireland -- Colonial settlement -- Vernacular architecture -- The archaeology of Kilcolman Castle -- Spenserian architecture in Ireland -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on decades of research, this volume details how archaeology had revealed the traces of a short-lived, but significant culture which has been, until now, eclipsed ideological conflict between Tudor queens, Hapsburg hegemony and native Irish traditions.