Castles in Ireland : feudal power in a Gaelic world / / Tom McNeill

• Autore: McNeill T. E.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 941.5; 941.503
• Soggetto topico: Power (Social sciences) - Ireland - History; Social history - Medieval, 500-1500; Military history, Medieval; Feudalism - Ireland - History; Castles - Ireland - History; British - Ireland - History; Civilization, Celtic; Architecture, Medieval - Ireland
• Soggetto geografico: Ireland History 1172-1603
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-253) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; List of illustrations; Preface; Introduction; PART I: EARLY CASTLES: TO c. 1225; 1 Before 1166; 2 Early castles of stone; 3 Early castles of earth and timber; 4 Castles and the establishing of English lordships in Ireland; PART II: FROM THE EARLY THIRTEENTH TO THE MID- FOURTEENTH CENTURY; 5 The central period of English lordship; 6 Castles in the English fashion; 7 Castles in a divergent tradition; 8 Lesser stone castles; 9 Castles of the Irish; 10 Summary; PART III: CASTLES OF THE LATER MIDDLE AGES; 11 The fourteenth century; 12 Enclosure castles of the later middle ages ; 13 Tower-houses: dates and distribution14 Tower-houses: structure and use; 15 The later middle ages and the end of castles in Ireland; Epilogue; Gazetteer of selected castles; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The castles of Ireland are an essential part of the story of medieval Europe, but were, until recently, a subject neglected by scholars. A lord's power and prestige was displayed in the majesty and uniqueness of his castle. The remains of several thousand castles enable us to reconstruct life in Ireland during these crucial centuries. Castles in Ireland tells the story of the nature and development of lordship and power in medieval Ireland. Ireland formed the setting to the interplay of the differing roles of competing lordships: English and Irish; feudal European and Gaelic; royal
• Titolo autorizzato: Castles in Ireland
• ISBN: 0-7134-7847-0; 1-134-70885-8; 1-134-70886-6; 1-280-13773-8; 0-203-97364-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783901203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II