In this collection of essays Robin Frame concentrates upon two main themes: the place of the Lordship of Ireland within the Plantagenet state; and the interaction of settler society and English government in the culturally hybrid frontier world of later medieval Ireland itself. As a preludeto both these themes, Ireland and Britain, 1170-1450 begins with a hitherto unpublished discussion of why 'the first English conquest of Ireland' has been viewed as a failure, and has rarely received the attention it deserves.
This Book is for those who study English with some special emphasis on cultural life of English-speaking countries, in the bokk it is Great Britain. It could be used at the beginning level and further on to cover such topics as Literature, Cinema, Theatre, Music, Dance, Ballet, Art, Architecture, Sculpture, design, Media: Radio, TV, Press, etc. It is recommended to high schools students, Teachers Training Colledges and Universities, Teachers of English. It contains 335 pages, the first 6 pages of Frontmatter and Preface in Russian ONLY! The rest is pure english! SUITABLE NOT ONLY FOR RUSSIAN SPEAKERS!
Women and Work in Britain since 1840 (Women's and Gender History)
This essential student resource is the first of its kind to study this period. Working chronologically from the early 1840s up to the end of the twentieth century, it examines over 150 years of women's employment history and the struggles they have faced. With suggestions for research topics, an annotated bibliography to aid further research and a chronology of important events which places the subject in a broader historical context, Gerry Holloway considers how factors such as class, age, marital status, race and locality, along with wider economic and political issues, have affected women's job opportunities and status.
Writing and Society - Literacy, Print and Politics in Britain 1590 - 1660
Writing and Society is a stunning exploration of the relationship between the growth in popular literacy, and the development of new readerships and the authors addressing them. Nigel Wheale looks at the relevant debates in literary critical theory and historiography and the book includes facsimile pages with commentary from the most influential books of the period.
Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland - The Dynasty of Ivarr to AD 1014
Vikings plagued the coasts of Ireland and Britain in the 790s. Over time, their raids became more intense and by the mid-ninth century vikings had established a number of settlements in Ireland and Britain and had become heavily involved with local politics. A particularly successful viking leader named Aivarr campaigned on both sides of the Irish Sea in the 860s.
