January Books 14) British Interventions in Early Modern Ireland, eds Ciaran Brady and Jane Ohlmeyer

[nwhyte]

A collection of essays published as a Festschrift for Aidan Clarke, mainly concentrating on the first half of the 17th century though with a couple delving back into the Elizabethan period which interests me more. Which is not to say that the 17th century was dull - far from it. There are lots of fascinating bits of research here - quite a lot on

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[inulro]

two chapters that really made my jaw drop pointing out the similarities between the Stuart and Spanish monarchies of the period, including the eerily parallel justifications for forcibly transplanting population;

That does sound utterly fascinating.