Elite Women in Ascendancy Ireland, 1690-1745

Imitation and Innovation
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78327-039-2
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 222 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 478 g

Reihe: Irish Historical Monographs

Provides a thorough examination of the role of women in Ascendancy Ireland.

The late seventeenth and early eighteenth century was a period of great social and political change within Ireland, as the Protestant Ascendancy gained control of the country, aided by the English government and aristocracy, withwhom the ruling class in Ireland mixed through marriage and travel. The resulting Anglo-Irish elite, with its distinct transnational identity, differed markedly from the preceding Irish elite, but, at the same time, because of itsIrish dimension, was very different also from the contemporary English and Scottish upper classes. Women played key roles in this Anglo-Irish elite, and the nature of the Protestant Ascendancy can only be completely understood byconsidering women's roles fully.
This book provides a thorough examination of the role of women in Ascendancy Ireland. It discusses marriage, family and social life; explores women's roles in economic and political life and in charitable activities; and places Irish elite women of this period in their wider historiographical context. The book is based on extensive original research, including among the papers of aristocratic families in Ireland and Britain, and provides a wealth of detail on elite women's lives in this period.

Rachel Wilson completed her doctorate in modern history at Queen's University, Belfast.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The making and breaking of a marriage
Mothers and children
The lady of the house
Widows, guardians and estate managers
Society queens
Political players
Institutional philanthropy
Conclusion
Appendices: family trees
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Rachel Wilson completed her doctorate in modern history at Queen's University, Belfast.