Ireland and the Popish Plot by John Gibney

Ireland and the Popish Plot by John Gibney

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The first expansive study of how when the Popish Plot of 1678 came to light, fears of an Irish Catholic rebellion amongst Ireland's uneasy Protestant elite, who dominated over the Catholic majority population, were manipulated in England in an attempt to block the Catholic Duke of York from succeeding to the throne.

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Ireland and the Popish Plot by John Gibney

The first expansive study of how when the Popish Plot of 1678 came to light, fears of an Irish Catholic rebellion amongst Ireland's uneasy Protestant elite, who dominated over the Catholic majority population, were manipulated in England in an attempt to block the Catholic Duke of York from succeeding to the throne.

"John Gibney's account.. is based on a fuller review of the evidence than has usually been attempted, and therefore it carries conviction." - Toby Barnard, Hertford College, University of Oxford

JOHN GIBNEY is a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow at the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies, NUI Galway. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, he was formerly an NEH Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
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ISBN 13 9780230203655
ISBN 10 0230203655
Title Ireland and the Popish Plot
Author John Gibney
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 2008-11-28
Number of pages 206
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.