A European Frontier Elite
The Nobility of the English Pale in Tudor Ireland, 1496–1566, by Gerald Power Dublin and the Pale in the Renaissance, c.1540–1660, ed. Michael Potterton and Thomas Herron
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9738726 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J P Cooper (0000-0001-5855-5058, University of York, corresponding author), J P D Cooper (University of York) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 535 |
| Pages | 1554-1557 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The English Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-8266 • E-ISSN: 1477-4534 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ehr/cet301 |
| OpenAlex | W2000554805 |
| Language | EN |
As defined by the Drogheda Parliament in the 1490s, the English Pale referred to the four counties of eastern Ireland—Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Louth—which were reliably loyal to the English crown. Every ‘erthtyller & occupier’ was required to maintain a defensive ditch and bank, six feet high, to prevent the native Irish from penetrating this enclave of English civility. In the words of Edmund Campion, the Pale had ‘the fattest soyle’ and was best placed to receive assistance from England. Market towns and common law gave the appearance of life on an English model, although the network of tower-houses and dykes signalled the reality that Gaelic raiders remained a constant threat. The region repays close historical study for two reasons. Dublin was the administrative centre of the lordship (from 1541, the kingdom) of Ireland, home to the lord deputies appointed by the Crown, and the base from which successive campaigns
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art history · Elite · Frontier · Gentry · Irish · Nobility · Parliament · Political science · Politics · The Renaissance · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |