Ireland: Land of Troubles by Paul Johnson - 9781032526096

Ireland: Land of TroublesA History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day\nAuthor(s): Paul Johnson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032526096, 978-1032526096\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1980, Ireland: Land of Troubles is a fascinating and eminently readable account of Irelands history from the twelfth century which gives a valuable insight into her twentieth century Troubles. Ireland is a country which has produced examples of the finest flowering of Western culture but also witnessed centuries of turbulence and bloodshed. From the first establishment of an English presence around Dublin in the twelfth century, Irelands turbulence has been responsible for wrecking the reputations and destroying the causes of Richard II, the Earl of Essex, Charles I and James II and a host of Lords Lieutenant and Ministers, but no one could get to the heart of the Irish problem. And the great famine and depopulation of Irel.