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Castles and colonists

Klingelh�ofer, Eric C.

Castles and colonists an archaeology of Elizabethan Ireland / [electronic resource] : Eric Klingelhofer. - Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2010. - xiv, 176 p. : ill., maps. - The Manchester Spenser . - Manchester Spenser. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.

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

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






English--History--Ireland--16th century.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Ireland.


Ireland--History--1558-1603.
Ireland--Social conditions--16th century.
Ireland--Social life and customs--16th century.
Great Britain--Colonies--History--Ireland--16th century.
Ireland--Antiquities.


Electronic books.

DA937 / .K55 2010eb

941.505

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