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A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century William Edward Hartpole Lecky

A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century By William Edward Hartpole Lecky

A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century by William Edward Hartpole Lecky


Summary

A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century was published in this five-volume version in 1892, and aimed at providing a less sectarian history than was currently available. It remains an important source, particularly on the 1790s, as Lecky made use of records which have since been destroyed.

A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century Summary

A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

W. E. H. Lecky (1838-1903) was one of the most distinguished Victorian historians. He was unusual in the extent to which he made use of archival sources, and noted for his ability of do justice to both sides of an argument. His History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century was first published as part of A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, but was reissued in 1892 as a five-volume work. He has been described as the first revisionist Irish historian, as the aim of the book was partly to respond to Froude's The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century, which is markedly anti-Irish in its sentiments. Lecky was no nationalist, and opposed Home Rule, but wanted to provide a more truthful and balanced account, and his account of the United Irishmen and the events of 1798 was highly regarded. Volume 4 covers the Rebellion of 1798.

Table of Contents

Part IX. Superficial Character of Much Irish Disloyalty: 1. Disturbances in the North; 2. The disarming; 3. Influences that acted on the Catholic masses; 4. Negotiations at Lille; 5. Disaffection in the fleet; Part X. The Rebellion: 1. First stage of the Rebellion; 2. Wexford Rebellion; 3. State of Ulster; 4. Wexford.

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NLS9781108024471
9781108024471
1108024475
A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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Cambridge University Press
2011-02-17
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