Books by Raymond Gillespie
“What’s important about Raymond Gillespie’s book is referenced in the title—the acknowledgement that Ireland, and particularly Ulster, was very much a colony, and that what we’re looking at is a colonial society that was planted by tens of thousands of colonists from England, Scotland, and Wales” Read more...
The best books on Ireland as a Colony
Jane Ohlmeyer, Historian
Interviews where books by Raymond Gillespie were recommended
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The Oxford History of the British Empire, Volume I: The Origins of Empire
by Nicholas Canny -
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Colonial Ulster: The Settlement of East Ulster 1600-1641
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Ireland and the British Empire
by Kevin Kenny -
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The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 2, 1550–1730
by Jane Ohlmeyer -
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Map-Making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland c.1530–1750
by William J. Smyth
The best books on Ireland as a Colony, recommended by Jane Ohlmeyer
The best books on Ireland as a Colony, recommended by Jane Ohlmeyer
Ireland was Britain’s oldest colony, but also one of the first to free itself from British imperial rule. Historian Jane Ohlmeyer recommends books that focus on the history of Ireland as a colony. She argues that the colonial experience had a massive impact not only on Ireland but on the countries that Britain ruled around the world.
