A Deeper Silence: Hidden Origins of the United Irishmen
A.T.Q. Stewart
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Description for A Deeper Silence: Hidden Origins of the United Irishmen
Hardcover. 225pp. Keywords: Revolutionary Ireland, Queen Anne, Georgian, Victorian 1701-1901, Archaeology, World History,Government & Politics, Secret Societies, Freemasonry.
The Society of United Irishmen is said to have been formed by Wolfe Tone on 14th October 1791 - but is this true? The author traces the roots of United Irish ideology to sources very different from those popularly associated with Irish nationalism - the Protestant republicanism of Oliver Cromwell and Algernon Sidney. This book describes how the Volunteer movement began during the war with America, how it revolutionized Irish politics and led to the development of the Society of United Irishmen. It reveals too that most of the leading Volunteer figures were Freemasons and that Freemasonry played an important ... Read more
The Society of United Irishmen is said to have been formed by Wolfe Tone on 14th October 1791 - but is this true? The author traces the roots of United Irish ideology to sources very different from those popularly associated with Irish nationalism - the Protestant republicanism of Oliver Cromwell and Algernon Sidney. This book describes how the Volunteer movement began during the war with America, how it revolutionized Irish politics and led to the development of the Society of United Irishmen. It reveals too that most of the leading Volunteer figures were Freemasons and that Freemasonry played an important ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
1st Edition
Yes
Dustjacket
Yes
Dustjacket Condition
Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571154869
SKU
KHS0082692
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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