Wars of the Irish Kings Wars of the Irish Kings

Wars of the Irish Kings

A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I

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Publisher Description

The riveting true story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle
 
“A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book.”—Booklist
 
For the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, Wars of the Irish Kings moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battles—Cuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh O’Donnell—who shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation.

Brought together for the first time in one volume, Wars of the Irish Kings is a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2000
3 October
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
Crown
SELLER
Random House, LLC
SIZE
15.6
MB
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