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The Twilight Lords : Elizabeth I and the Plunder of Ireland Paperback – June 25, 2002

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4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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A gripping chronicle of the ferocious twenty-year struggle between the English monarch and the feudal lords of Ireland, The Twilight Lords describes the first authentic colonial venture in English history, a venture that held captive a whole generation of the best that Ireland and England could muster. By the time the last and the greatest of the "rebels" surrendered, Elizabeth was dead, two waves of English settlers had been exterminated, and the southern part of Ireland had become a barren wilderness.
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    316 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Roberts Rinehart
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    June 25, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    5.94 x 0.77 x 8.98 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1570983763
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1570983764
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roberts Rinehart; Updated ed. edition (June 25, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1570983763
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1570983764
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.03 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.94 x 0.77 x 8.98 inches
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Darryl Levings
5.0 out of 5 stars The way more history should be presented
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2021
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Beautifully written history, excellent context, deep looks at ancient personalities.
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Robert L. Sheehy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great telling of tragedy of Elizabethan rule over Ireland
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Lot of detail on hard to find historical description of English domination over Ireland.
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lordhoot
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading on dark period of Irish history
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2004
Like the previous reviewer wrote, this book centered mostly around the Desmond Wars which proves to be a highly destructive conflict for the Irish people. But the book also understand that Elizabeth didn't go into Ireland by chocie but by necessity. A weak nation so close to England where it could be used by her many enemies, Elizabeth couldn't let the Irish alone. Irish lords didn't help the matter by catering to Elizabeth's enemies. The near genocidial wars that took place during Elizabeth's reign was direct result of all that. Religion, English effort to colonialized and taxes didn't help. I thought the book covered the entire story of these Irish wars very nicely without boggling down the reader with excess information. But like the previous reviewer, I wish the author went bit more into the O'Neill rebellion which was quite important.
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Steiner
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the very best books on Elizabethan Ireland
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2017
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One of the very best books on Elizabethan Ireland. A must read for pro-Irish folk. It should be a grave embarrassment to the English.
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Brenda H.
5.0 out of 5 stars No wonder the Irish hate the English!
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2020
This was a compelling, while at the same time horrifying, history of Ireland in Elizabethan times. I knew absolutely nothing about this subject before reading the book, but I now feel very well informed on the terrible early conflict between England and Ireland. The author did a very good job of representing both sides of the ongoing wars, but even though the Irish were quite savage and uncivilized in those days, I really ached for what they went through because of England’s determination to get them under its control. This was an important reading experience for me, as I learned a great deal, and will always think of Ireland in the historical context of the early persecutions it endured—and collapsed under.
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Anna Carlson
4.0 out of 5 stars A Difficult Read.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2021
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This book was in fine condition. I needed it for class. It was a difficult read and definitely not ‘light’ reading. BUT, if you are researching this time period it was definitely thorough.
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