The Siege of Derry by Patrick Macrory

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An attempt to provide a comprehensive account of the Siege of Derry, examining the historical background. The author draws on contemporary accounts, recreating the fluctuating moods of the defenders, the endless quarrelling of the leaders and the privations which left ten thousand dead.

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The Siege of Derry by Patrick Macrory

This book traces the events surrounding the 1688 siege of Londonderry by Catholic soldiers, the siege that Macaulay was to call the most memorable in the annals of the British Isles. Macrory draws on a wide range of sources to chart the origins of the conflict--the Tyrone wars, the Plantation of Ulster, the Catholic rising of 1641, and Cromwell's retribution at Brogheda and Wexford--and vividly recounts the siege itself, stressing throughout how many of the problems Ulster faces today have their roots in the 17th century and before.
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ISBN 13 9780192851826
ISBN 10 0192851829
Title The Siege of Derry
Author Patrick Macrory
Series Oxford Paperbacks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1988-10-01
Number of pages 384
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