Civil War and Restoration in the Three Stuart Kingdoms
The Career of Randall MacDonnell, Marquis of Antrim, 1609–1683

This is a biography of Randall MacDonnell, 1st marquis of Antrim (1609–1683), an important Irish statesman of Scottish extraction who was a Caroline loyalist, Catholic confederate, Cromwellian collaborator and Restoration pragmatist. It focuses on Antrim's political career between his marriage to the duchess of Buckingham in 1635 and his restoration to his County Antrim estates in 1665. Antrim's extraordinary career highlights three important truths about early modern Ireland. It illustrates the elastic nature of the concept of 'patriotism' in the turbulent years of the mid-seventeenth century; it demonstrates that Ireland was and must be viewed as part of the triple monarchy of the Stuart kings; and, finally, that Ireland - at least in the 1640s - was seen as, for the first and last time before 1922, part of the European state system. This is the only book which examines these issues from a primarily Irish stance.

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'The whole thrust of Ulster history in recent years, from primary schools to the lofty corridors of academe, has been to place events, people and interpretations in the all-important context of Europe. Jane Ohlmeyer's detailed study of the career of the 17th century Marquess of Antrim Randal MacDonnell ably displays the uses, and the limitations of this relatively new approach.' Noel McAdam, Belfast Telegraph

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Product details

• Date Published: February 1993
• format: Hardback
• isbn: 9780521419789
• length: 381 pages

• dimensions: 236 x 159 x 27 mm
• weight: 0.68kg
• contains: 13 b/w illus. 2 tables
• availability: Unavailable - out of print December 1999