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Plantation of Ulster

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The Plantation of Ulster was the most ambitious scheme of colonisation ever attempted in modern Europe, and one of the largest European migrations of the period. It was a pivotal episode in Irish history, sending shock waves reverberating down the centuries.

In this vivid account, the author punctures some generally held assumptions: despite slaughter and famine, the province on the eve of the Plantation was not completely depopulated as was often asserted at the time; the native Irish were not deliberately given the most infertile land; some of the most energetic planters were Catholic; and the Catholic Church ... Read more

The Plantation was also the beginning of a far greater exodus to North America. Subsequently, descendants of Ulster planters crossed the Atlantic in their tens of thousands to play a central role in shaping the United States of America.

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Product Details

Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717154470
SKU
V9780717154470
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99-97

About Jonathan Bardon
Dr Jonathan Bardon is the author of the seminal Ulster: A History, universally regarded as the definitive work on the subject and of A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes.

Reviews for Plantation of Ulster
Reviews of the hardback edition “Bardon has established an enviable reputation, particularly in relation to Northern Ireland, providing readable and concise histories which are accessible to the general reader without compromise of academic standards.  In an area where history is often seen as an armoury with which ……. attack and defeat once political opponents….. he has ... Read more

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