Great Deeds in Ireland: Richard Stanihurst's De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis

[...]members of the Stanihurst family had occupied similar roles since 1395 (Lennon 13-24). In Ireland, the Munster rebellion was in progress and the Earl of Kildare was suspected of involvement. Because of his associations with them, and the general atmosphere of suspicion that prevailed, Richard S...

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Veröffentlicht in:Estudios irlandeses 2014 (9), p.199
1. Verfasser: O'Dwyer, Riana
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Zusammenfassung:[...]members of the Stanihurst family had occupied similar roles since 1395 (Lennon 13-24). In Ireland, the Munster rebellion was in progress and the Earl of Kildare was suspected of involvement. Because of his associations with them, and the general atmosphere of suspicion that prevailed, Richard Stanihurst was arrested in August 1580 and imprisoned for a time. Stanihurst wrote his book in Latin, the international language of scholarship at the time, and a natural choice for an author who was addressing an audience in Europe, rather than the more limited readership that might read Holinshed's Chronicles in English. The fourth book deals with the establishment of the Normans in Ireland after the death of Strongbow, and their interactions with King John.
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1699-311X