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William Cecil, Ireland, and the Tudor State explores the complex relationship which existed between England and Ireland in the Tudor period, using the long association of William Cecil (1520-1598) with Ireland as a vehicle for historical enquiry. That Cecil, Queen Elizabeth's most trusted advis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maginn, Christopher
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Burghley, William Cecil, > Baron, > 1520-1598.
Great Britain > History > Tudors, 1485-1603.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Ireland.
Ireland > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Ireland > History > 1558-1603.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. England and Ireland: a deepening association
  • 1. The lordship of Ireland, 1520
  • 2. The kingdom of Ireland, 1550
  • Part II. Ireland matters
  • 3. Correspondence and points of contact
  • 4. Government and policy
  • 5. Money
  • 6. The Irish
  • 7. Religion
  • Part III: Burghley's Ireland
  • 8. The kingdom of Ireland, 1598
  • 9. 'A carefull father for this poore realm'
  • Conclusion: William Cecil, Ireland, and the Tudor State.