Patrick Walsh

The Making of the Irish Protestant Ascendancy

The Life of William Conolly, 1662-1729

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Produktbeschreibung

The life and political career of William Conolly, a key figure in the establishment of the eighteenth century protestant ascendancy in Ireland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9781843835844
• ISBN-10: 1843835843
• Artikelnr.: 29948613

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The rise of the house of Conolly
1662-1729 From lawyer to politician
1685-1703 'A cunning intriguing spark': Conolly and the Williamite confiscation
1690-1703 The making of a 'very great fortune': the accumulation and management of the Conolly patrimony
1690-1729 A lover of business: Conolly in Parliament
1703-14 The 'great man of the north': Conolly's electoral interest in north-west Ulster 'The only man of application among our commissioners': Conolly at the revenue board
1709-1729 'The chief of our friends': Parliamentary management and the rise of the undertakers
1715-1729 'An ornament to the country': Castletown
patriotism and the making of the ascendancy
1722-1729