This essential new history of the Irish state synthesises existing research with new findings, and adopts fresh perspectives based on neglected European and Ame

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The Irish, contends the author, made a remarkable contribution to the Spanish empire during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Morales covers the complexity of

Torbjorn L. Knutsen introduces ideas on international relations expressed by thinkers from the High Middle Ages to the present day and traces the development of

Where previous histories of Ireland in the war years have focused on high politics, That Neutral Island mines deeper layers of experience. Stories, letters, and