Frances Nolan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3784749 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frances Nolan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frances |
| FAMILY NAME | Nolan |
| SIGNATURE | NOLAN F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7409-7595 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Zealous for ‘the Cause
This article examines Irish women who acted as agents for the exiled Stuarts between 1689 and 1724, focusing in particular on the question of women’s political allegiance and their motivation to take deliberate political action. It argues that the categorization of ‘women’ as a collective is inhibitive, as it fails to account for a plurality of circumstance and experience, including social status, economic status, ‘nationality’, and/or ethnicity,…
Introduction
In the thirty years since the publication of ‘An agenda for women's history in Ireland’, the study of women's and gender history has been transformed. The introduction to this special issue contextualises the ‘Agenda’ within this evolving landscape, underlining the significant role it played in stimulating scholarship by outlining some of the major developments in the field since 1992. The introduction also points to developments that the authors…
The Representation of Female Claimants Before the Trustees for the Irish Forfeitures, 1700–1703
This article examines the rate and nature of female representation before the board of trustees for the forfeited estates in Ireland, established by the Act of Resumption in 1700. The legislation was introduced by a discontented English parliament to nullify William III's grants of forfeited Irish land, which he awarded after victory over James II in the War of the Two Kings (1689–91). The act's remit extended well beyond the resumption of freeho…
The Cat’s Paw’
This article examines the case of Helen Arthur, a Catholic and Jacobite Irish woman who travelled with her children to France following William III’s victory over James II in the War of the Two Kings (1689–91). It considers Helen’s circumstances and her representation in The Popish pretenders to the forfeited estates in Ireland , a pamphlet published in London in 1702 as a criticism of the act of resumption. The act, introduced by the English par…
Introduction
In the thirty years since the publication of ‘An agenda for women's history in Ireland’, the study of women's and gender history has been transformed. The introduction to this special issue contextualises the ‘Agenda’ within this evolving landscape, underlining the significant role it played in stimulating scholarship by outlining some of the major developments in the field since 1992. The introduction also points to developments that the authors…
The Cat’s Paw’
This article examines the case of Helen Arthur, a Catholic and Jacobite Irish woman who travelled with her children to France following William III’s victory over James II in the War of the Two Kings (1689–91). It considers Helen’s circumstances and her representation in The Popish pretenders to the forfeited estates in Ireland , a pamphlet published in London in 1702 as a criticism of the act of resumption. The act, introduced by the English par…
The Representation of Female Claimants Before the Trustees for the Irish Forfeitures, 1700–1703
This article examines the rate and nature of female representation before the board of trustees for the forfeited estates in Ireland, established by the Act of Resumption in 1700. The legislation was introduced by a discontented English parliament to nullify William III's grants of forfeited Irish land, which he awarded after victory over James II in the War of the Two Kings (1689–91). The act's remit extended well beyond the resumption of freeho…
Introduction
In the thirty years since the publication of ‘An agenda for women's history in Ireland’, the study of women's and gender history has been transformed. The introduction to this special issue contextualises the ‘Agenda’ within this evolving landscape, underlining the significant role it played in stimulating scholarship by outlining some of the major developments in the field since 1992. The introduction also points to developments that the authors…
Zealous for ‘the Cause
This article examines Irish women who acted as agents for the exiled Stuarts between 1689 and 1724, focusing in particular on the question of women’s political allegiance and their motivation to take deliberate political action. It argues that the categorization of ‘women’ as a collective is inhibitive, as it fails to account for a plurality of circumstance and experience, including social status, economic status, ‘nationality’, and/or ethnicity,…
Historical Studies of British Isles (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Irish (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Scottish History and National Identity (3 works) · Irish and British Studies (2 works) · Parliament (2 works)